An Ohio appeals court partially overturned the state's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Why it matters: The Tuesday decision delivers a win for transgender kids as the Trump administration vows to ban funding for youth gender-affirming care nationwide.
Mayo Clinic agreed to continue presumptively making some patients in Minnesota eligible for free or discounted care as part of a settlement with the state attorney general following an investigation into methods the health system used to collect medical debt from patients.
Why it matters: The settlement, announced Friday, comes amid increasing scrutiny of nonprofit hospitals, which are required to provide some level of payment assistance or "charity care" to low-income patients but have wide latitude to set their own financial aid policies.
The Trump administration has removed a 2024 surgeon general's advisory on the public health impacts of gun violence and a related webpage from the Health and Human Services website.
The big picture: Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States and account for an average of 45,738 annual deaths nationwide.
UnitedHealth Group is bracing for scrutiny fromthe Trump administrationover the way it and other Medicare Advantage insurers bill the government, along with other cost-related topics, an executive at the health company told Axios.
Why it matters: Mehmet Oz's characterization of the Medicare Advantage system as "upside down" during his Senate confirmation hearing to become Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator on Friday may have surprised those who assumed he'd enter office as a champion for the program.
A Texas midwife was arrested and charged with illegally performing abortions, the state's attorney general announced Monday.
The big picture: The case is believed to be one of the first in which a health care provider was charged with violating a state abortion ban since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Teachers across the country are growing increasingly worried about childhood hunger, with three-quarters reporting students come to school hungry, a nationally representative survey of U.S. teachers found.
The big picture: Proposed cutsto the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal food assistance program serving more than 41 million Americans, could exacerbate an already dire issue, experts say.
At least a half dozen states are racing to limit or put new checks on private equity-fueled mergers in health care, signaling mounting concern about the influence of corporate medicine.
Why it matters: While Congress and the Federal Trade Commission have increased scrutiny of the deals, especially involving hospitals, federal policymakers have been reluctant to bestow more government power over business transactions. States, meanwhile, are increasingly concerned about a growing number of providers being controlled by out-of-state for-profit companies.
