health policy
Congress is weighing legislation to simplify how veterans access private health care when services at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are limited or inaccessible. Many veterans, like John-Paul Sager of Iowa, face bureaucratic obstacles and delays when seeking treatment outside the VA system, even for recurring conditions. Currently, VA referrals are required, creating bottlenecks […]
The New York State Senate passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act (35-27), marking the first time the bill made it through both chambers. The legislation would permit mentally capable adults with a terminal diagnosis of six months or less to request life-ending medication. Though controversial, Democratic lawmakers defended its safeguards, citing a decade of […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is compiling a sweeping dataset of American health records for autism research under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s direction. The initiative will aggregate data from federal agencies, commercial providers, insurance companies, wearable devices, and more—creating one of the most comprehensive platforms ever for autism and […]
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