Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing "job lock," staying in roles they don't want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup analysis.
A Trump administration revamp of how Medicare pays doctors could force steep reimbursement cuts next year for specialists like dermatologists and orthopedic surgeons.
Why it matters: It's the result of an ongoing pivot to redistribute Medicare dollars away from procedure-heavy specialties toward more primary and preventive care, which have long lagged in reimbursements.
The U.S. measles case count for this year has surged past last year's total and now stands at 2,295 — a level that hasn't been seen in 35 years, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles state and local health data.
Why it matters: It's the latest sign that the virus is rebounding in areas with low vaccine coverage, threatening the United States' measles elimination status, which is due to be reviewed in November.
The Trump administration is halting more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota until the states take more steps to investigate questionable claims, federal health officials said on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The moves continue a series of freezes to blue states' funding as part of the administration's crackdown on fraud.
The Trump administration formally laid the groundwork Monday to weigh immigrants' use of programs like Medicaid and CHIP in determining whether they should get permanent residency.
Why it matters: The policy shift could discourage immigrant families from seeking health coverage if it could put their legal status at risk, public health groups warn.
