Fluoride in drinking water draws growing scrutiny By HPN Staff Key Points Florida and Utah have banned water fluoridation statewide, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signaled interest in ending the fed... Read more Federal data mining project seeks to identify causes of autism By HPN Staff Key Points A $50 million project led by NIH, launched by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to mine existing data for potential autism causes and ... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Kennedy pushes back during heated hearing, seeks return to agency’s original mission By HPN Staff Key Points HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to narrow the CDC’s mission to infectious disease control, citing “mission creep” and the agency... Read more Florida to end vaccine mandates, other states form alliances amid federal turmoil By HPN Staff Key Points Florida may become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, though some changes would require legislative app... Read more Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California MOST VIEWED 1 Ohio bill among several in the nation seeking to expand the role of optometrists 2 Stop spending Medicaid money on ineffective programs 3 Ivermectin debate reignites as more states eye over-the-counter sales 4 Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables DONATE
Federal data mining project seeks to identify causes of autism By HPN Staff Key Points A $50 million project led by NIH, launched by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to mine existing data for potential autism causes and ... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Kennedy pushes back during heated hearing, seeks return to agency’s original mission By HPN Staff Key Points HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to narrow the CDC’s mission to infectious disease control, citing “mission creep” and the agency... Read more Florida to end vaccine mandates, other states form alliances amid federal turmoil By HPN Staff Key Points Florida may become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, though some changes would require legislative app... Read more Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California MOST VIEWED 1 Ohio bill among several in the nation seeking to expand the role of optometrists 2 Stop spending Medicaid money on ineffective programs 3 Ivermectin debate reignites as more states eye over-the-counter sales 4 Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables DONATE
New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Kennedy pushes back during heated hearing, seeks return to agency’s original mission By HPN Staff Key Points HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to narrow the CDC’s mission to infectious disease control, citing “mission creep” and the agency... Read more Florida to end vaccine mandates, other states form alliances amid federal turmoil By HPN Staff Key Points Florida may become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, though some changes would require legislative app... Read more Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California MOST VIEWED 1 Ohio bill among several in the nation seeking to expand the role of optometrists 2 Stop spending Medicaid money on ineffective programs 3 Ivermectin debate reignites as more states eye over-the-counter sales 4 Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables DONATE
Kennedy pushes back during heated hearing, seeks return to agency’s original mission By HPN Staff Key Points HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to narrow the CDC’s mission to infectious disease control, citing “mission creep” and the agency... Read more Florida to end vaccine mandates, other states form alliances amid federal turmoil By HPN Staff Key Points Florida may become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, though some changes would require legislative app... Read more Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Florida to end vaccine mandates, other states form alliances amid federal turmoil By HPN Staff Key Points Florida may become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, though some changes would require legislative app... Read more Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Why a private investor is putting billions into women’s health care By HPN Staff Key Points The Gates Foundation committed $2.5 billion over five years to accelerate research and innovation in women’s health, its largest-ever investme... Read more Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Congress can help advance healthcare AI innovation By Michelle Mello Key Points AI tools are already influencing life-and-death medical decisions in U.S. hospitals, often with little vetting or monitoring. ... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Study points to dangers of pure fentanyl overdose deaths for U.S. youth By HPN Staff Key Points A Pediatrics study found a 168% increase in overdose deaths among people aged 15–24 caused by fentanyl alone, signaling a shift from mixed-dru... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to California
