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Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

The US government’s top health official is acknowledging that a federal program that helps low-income people with utility bills needs to focus more on cooling and not overwhelmingly on wintertime heating.

The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming

New rules aim to make foster care with family easier, provide protection for LGBTQ+ children

California, a liberal bastion, may give Donald Trump an unlikely boost in 2024

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

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Top health official visits Alabama in wake of IVF ruling

The Biden administration sent the nation’s top health official to Alabama on Tuesday for discussions with patients and doctors about the controversial court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment in the state. (Feb. 27)

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White House pushing back on curbs to abortion access

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Marijuana recommendation by US health agency hailed as first step to easing weed restrictions

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.

Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage

Paperwork problems and procedural issues are the driving force behind a surge of people losing Medicaid health care coverage in states.

Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid

The Biden administration is urging states to slow down their efforts to remove people from Medicaid. States had been prohibited from dropping people from the government-funded health care program during the coronavirus pandemic.