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MAURO: Why  ‘Little Tech’ Now Matters – Here's How D.C. Can Follow Texas’ Lead

MAURO: Why ‘Little Tech’ Now Matters – Here's How D.C. Can Follow Texas’ Lead

What Texas gets right should be a lesson for D.C. when it comes to passing laws that encourage Innovation & Competition in the AI landscape By Megan Mauro Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Over the past several years, we’ve seen an explosion...

Owner:  Jim Cardle
National Health Funds in the Region Strengthen Cooperation to Advance Toward More Sustainable and Equitable Health Systems

National Health Funds in the Region Strengthen Cooperation to Advance Toward More Sustainable and Equitable Health Systems

Washington, D.C., October 20, 2025 – Representatives from the national health funds of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay participated in the first in-person meeting of the Network of National Health Funds in the Americas (REFSA,...

Owner:  United Nations
States jostle over $50b rural health fund as Trump's medicaid cuts trigger scramble

States jostle over $50b rural health fund as Trump's medicaid cuts trigger scramble

By Sarah Jane Tribble KFF Health News OCTOBER 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea....

Owner:  Robb Hicks, Gary Stevenson & Tom Mullen
States jostle over $50 billion rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

States jostle over $50 billion rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Rather, states should submit applications that “rebuild...

Owner:  Campbell Family
Price spikes set to leave thousands of Kentuckians without health insurance, advocates say

Price spikes set to leave thousands of Kentuckians without health insurance, advocates say

While some Kentucky Republicans in Congress accuse Democrats of shutting down the government to get “free health care for illegal aliens,” advocates are warning that thousands of U.S. citizens in Kentucky will no longer be able to afford health...

Owner:  Paxton Family
House committee opens hearings on bill to ban medical research on dogs

House committee opens hearings on bill to ban medical research on dogs

A state House committee opened hearings Thursday on a possible ban on medical research using dogs in Michigan. The bill would outlaw medical research and testing that could cause “pain or distress” in dogs. It’s aimed largely at hypertension and...

Owner:  Elkhart Community Schools & American Government
Thune goes on offense as Democrats force healthcare debate: ‘Got to have an alternative’

Thune goes on offense as Democrats force healthcare debate: ‘Got to have an alternative’

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is trying to wrest a narrative over healthcare away from the Democrats, telling the Washington Examiner that Republicans have been discussing ways to improve affordability as it becomes a...

Owner:  Philip Anschutz
STAT+: DeSantis downplays importance of health insurance as the government shutdown drags on

STAT+: DeSantis downplays importance of health insurance as the government shutdown drags on

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You might have noticed that the subject line...

Owner:  John Henry
A federal public health team is engaging with people experiencing homelessness in D.C. The details of its deployment are unclear.

A federal public health team is engaging with people experiencing homelessness in D.C. The details of its deployment are unclear.

Since mid-September, unusual small groups of uniformed health care providers have been spotted around D.C., speaking with people experiencing homelessness. They aren’t part of the city-funded encampment team or one of the dozens of local outreach...

Owner:  Street Sense, Inc. (Non-profit)
Teens from 12 Valley high schools learn about all facets of health care at Geisinger event

Teens from 12 Valley high schools learn about all facets of health care at Geisinger event

DANVILLE — Students from 12 Valley high schools were introduced to various facets of health care Thursday at Geisinger's Aspirations in Medicine and Healthcare Initiatives program. Throughout interactive sessions on nursing, radiology, research,...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
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