UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers

UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers

Two independent medical practices in Minnesota once hoped to expand operations but have spent the past year struggling to recover from the cyberattack on a vast UnitedHealth Group payment system. Odom Health & Wellness, a sports medicine and rehabilitation outfit, and the Dillman Clinic & Lab, a family medicine practice, are among the thousands of…

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Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation hearing on Friday, with Democratic senators planning to question how he would oversee Medicare and Medicaid now that Republicans and the Trump administration are weighing significant changes affecting millions of Americans. Among the possible plans being considered by Republican lawmakers and…

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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a high-priced pitchman for iHerb, a California supplement retailer. He has aggressively promoted iHerb products on social media, recommending supplements that he says will stimulate hair growth and provide smoother skin. Olive…

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Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders

The notices came all weekend, landing in the inboxes of federal scientists, doctors and public health professionals: Your work is no longer needed. At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have been dismissed. At the Centers…

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