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RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records
Roughly 36 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid, meaning their sensitive data could be targeted.
Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to ...
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Supreme Court Holds that Those “Entitled to Supplemental Security Income Benefits” Means Receiving Cash Payment for Hospital DSH Calculation
Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, siding with the government and holding that, ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
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RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans ...
HHS plan to use Medicare and Medicaid data to study autism alarms experts
Federal health officials didn’t provide information about how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.
Kennedy launches US autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data
Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use ...
NIH begins autism study using Medicare and Medicaid data
As part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s quest to find the cause of autism, the NIH will begin using privacy-protected Medicare and Medicaid data.
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Kennedy has directed the health department to undertake a far-reaching research effort to identify the causes of autism.
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Iowans express frustration, concern about state plan for expanded Medicaid work requirements
As Reynolds and HHS pursue a waiver for implementing work requirements, the Iowa Legislature has also moved this session to pass a bill implementing expanded Medicaid work requirements.