The recently passed GOP tax and spending law cuts about a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade. Those cuts, according to the Congressional Budget Office and other independent analyses, will add upwards of 11 million people to the ranks of the uninsured.

As the Trump administration continues its push to detain undocumented immigrants​, doctors are hearing that some patients are avoiding health care settings out of fears over possible ICE raids.

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Now, though, there are some bipartisan health care policies, from pharmacy-benefit manager reform to Medicare doctor payment changes, that the two parties could work on — and many health care programs with bipartisan support that are set to expire this year if lawmakers don’t act.

The nation’s corps of nurses, oncologists, lab technicians, anesthesiologists and other health-related workers has been growing steadily, through recession after recession, going from 9 percent of the total workforce in 2000 to 13 percent today. The government expects that trend to continue, as the nation ages and requires more care.

Medical workers at state prisons could soon be employed by a private contractor in a move the Iowa Department of Corrections is exploring.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics “involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children,” furthering a Trump administration goal of banning gender-affirming health care for minors.

Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling sick – and rather than flipping through pages of your medical history or running tests that take days, your doctor instantly pulls together data from your health records,