The Trump administration is cutting off a key Medicaid financing tool used to help states pay for health care programs it says diverge from the program's core mission, including high-speed internet for rural health providers.
Why it matters: The change essentially reverts back to a policy from the first Trump administration and begins to flesh out the current administration's messaging about wanting to cut Medicaid expenses without touching benefits.
Hospitals are due to receive $4 billion more from Medicare under a proposed fiscal 2026 inpatient payment rule the Trump administration released on Friday.
Why it matters: The 2.4% increase comes after the Trump administration finalized a larger pay boost to Medicare Advantage plans that hospitals say are likelier to require preapprovals, deny claims and pay less than what providers bill for.
A new round of workplace violence in hospitals and clinics is lending urgency to efforts to create a first-ever federal standard for protecting nurses, social workers and others in the medical system.
Why it matters: Health care workers routinely rank in government statistics as among the likeliest to experience threats or assault on the job. But there's no nationwide requirement for health systems to perform hazard assessments, train employees about dangers or inform them of their rights.
White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella released a memo Sunday providing a rare snapshot of President Trump's health.
The big picture: The results from Trump's first physical of his second term saythere are no significant changes and that the president "remains in excellent health."
