What Trump’s Busy First Week Means For Healthcare: AI Policy Shifts, HHS Comms Blackout, Patient Protections And More

President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promises to kick off his second term in office with a tidal wave of executive orders. Either in front of cheering supporters at a Monday evening rally or later that night in the Oval Office, Trump signed dozens of executive orders and outlined other presidential actions spanning ...

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NCPA: Independent Pharmacies Weigh Stocking Drugs Under Medicare Price Negotiation

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NPCA) is warning the feds that independent pharmacists are likely to face significant financial hardship due to Medicare drug price negotiations. In comments submitted on the latest Medicare advance notice, the organization says it conducted a survey of 8,000 pharmacy owners and managers about the drug price negotiation program and ...

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Healthy, Satisfying Alternatives To Potato Chips: ‘You’ll Adjust’

Ever reached into a bag of potato chips and found yourself unable to put them down? There’s a psychological reason for this behavior — but there are healthier alternatives that can satisfy the same cravings. “When under stress, the body releases cortisol, which then increases desire for comfort food, such as sweets and salty foods,” Jonathan Alpert, ...

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Trump’s Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden’s Legacy. What’s Next Is Unclear.

President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs. The orders he issued soon after reentering the White House have policymakers, health care executives, and patient advocates trying to read the tea leaves to determine ...

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Feds Approve Nevada Public Option Health Insurance Plans

Public option health insurance plans, offered at lower costs than the plans available through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, will be available to Nevadans seeking coverage for 2026, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro announced Monday. The federal government approved Nevada’s waiver to provide public option health plans, with premiums at least 15% lower than plans from ...

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Trump And A Healthier America Welcomed By Doctors: ‘New Golden Age’

With President Donald Trump back in the White House, many of America’s doctors are welcoming the new administration’s greater focus on health and wellness. The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative — led by incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — aims to improve nutrition, eliminate toxins, preserve natural habitats and fight ...

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Anti-Vaccine No More? RFK Jr. Is Remaking His Image To Serve Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is telling senators considering his nomination to lead the government’s health agencies he merely wants transparency about vaccines.

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Trump’s Initial Orders Reverse Biden On Health Care Costs, Protections From Discrimination

President Trump began his second term Monday with a sweeping order aimed at reversing dozens of former President Biden’s top priorities, from regulations aimed at lowering health care costs, to coronavirus outreach, Affordable Care Act expansions, and protections against gender-based discrimination.

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Donald Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Explained

President Donald Trump has rescinded former President Joe Biden‘s executive order 14087, which was put in place to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans. Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team outside of regular working hours via email for comment. Why It Matters Trump signed a flurry of executive orders and took a number of other ...

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How Donald Trump’s Return Affects Hospitals: Medicaid, The Affordable Care Act And Tariffs

Hospitals are pressing Trump to preserve key funding for Medicare and other important priorities. But perhaps the biggest source of anxiety lies over the Medicaid program, which enables Americans with lower incomes to access healthcare.

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