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Rady Patient, California Attorney General Transgender Legal Challenges

Rady Patient, California Attorney General Transgender Legal Challenges

Four San Diego families filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health, alleging the hospital discriminated against transgender youth by abruptly discontinuing gender-affirming care. The complaint, filed in...
CMS Approval of Minnesota Medicaid Corrective Plan Signals Relief, but Medicaid Scrutiny Is Far From Over

CMS Approval of Minnesota Medicaid Corrective Plan Signals Relief, but Medicaid Scrutiny Is Far From Over

Federal regulators have signed off on Minnesota’s Medicaid corrective action plan, offering a temporary reprieve in a high-stakes standoff that has put billions in funding at risk. For hospital and...
ACA Premium Pressures Rise, With Political Blame and Real Cost Implications for Health Systems

ACA Premium Pressures Rise, With Political Blame and Real Cost Implications for Health Systems

A recent poll by KFF Health News highlights a clear trend: ACA marketplace premiums are climbing, driven by a mix of underlying medical cost growth, policy uncertainty, and insurer recalibration...

Headlines from DC

War in Iran is pushing medical device input costs up by nearly 50% for critical plastics and over 20% for packaging. More details here. Monday, March 23, 2026
Federally-funded clinics that provide contraception and reproductive health services have one week to apply for new grants after the Trump administration released long-delayed guidance. Current funding runs out April 1. Learn more. Friday, March 13, 2026
Judge blocks health grant cuts to blue states Read the latest. Friday, March 13, 2026
Dr. Vinay Prasad out at FDA Read more. Monday, March 9, 2026

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Hearing that a few offices are getting antsy about supply chains vis a vis the war in Iran. Key plastics components rising in price and will have an impact on the larger health care industry.

Prolonged closure of the Straight of Hormuz and war with Iran could increase the cost of imported medical equipment, medications and supplies due to higher shipping costs and supply chain disruptions.

President Trump is hopping mad that SCOTUS struck down his tariffs, now he’s asking for a 10% across the board tariff using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act.

With the everything in the government funded except DHS and political priorities shifting ahead of the mid-terms, we’re hearing that any changes to reinstate the ACA subsidies are dead in the water.

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Rady Patient, California Attorney General Transgender Legal Challenges

Four San Diego families filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit against Rady...

CMS Approval of Minnesota Medicaid Corrective Plan Signals Relief, but Medicaid Scrutiny Is Far From Over
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CMS Approval of Minnesota Medicaid Corrective Plan Signals Relief, but Medicaid Scrutiny Is Far From Over

Federal regulators have signed off on Minnesota’s Medicaid corrective action plan, offering...

ACA Premium Pressures Rise, With Political Blame and Real Cost Implications for Health Systems
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ACA Premium Pressures Rise, With Political Blame and Real Cost Implications for Health Systems

A recent poll by KFF Health News highlights a clear trend: ACA...

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