What’s a professional graduate degree? Loan confusion reigns amid legal battle.
A lawyer warns students mid-program could face cut loan limits if the department wins its court fight over which degrees count as professional.
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Feds, Ohio Republicans focus on individual cases of Medicaid fraud, but what about corporations?
Ohio already collected $88 million from Centene and $100 million from drug middlemen, but those cases went unmentioned at the June fraud press conference.
Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs
Massachusetts researchers found the meals cut hospitalizations 31% and saved $3,433 per person, nearly offsetting the program's full cost to taxpayers.
Affordable Care Act premiums likely to surge again next year
The proposed 14% median hike follows expired subsidies that pushed healthier enrollees out, leaving costlier patients in a shrinking Marketplace pool.
As Ramaswamy vacations in Europe, biotech he founded collects $950M COVID vaccine payment
Ramaswamy's biotech firm is collecting $950 million from Moderna for the same COVID vaccine technology he now attacks as a gubernatorial candidate.
Ohio saw the largest drop in enrollment after Trump/Republican Affordable Care Act cuts
Ohio lost 161,385 ACA enrollees after Congress let pandemic subsidies expire, nearly triple the national average rate of decline.
Ohio children unable to access mental healthcare because of insurance, costs, and lack of providers
A Health Policy Institute study finds nearly half of Ohio families cite insurance barriers, with out-of-network therapy costing $220 monthly versus $28 in-network.
Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access
Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia have all enacted laws expanding contraception access, even as the Trump administration rolls back federal pregnancy prevention programs.
One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs
Ohio faces $160 million in new SNAP costs after federal cuts shifted 75% of administrative expenses to states, threatening food security for 1.4 million monthly users.
Do data centers impact our physical health? Studies are few and far between.
A George Mason researcher identifies noise pollution and fossil fuel reliance as key concerns, while the industry argues data centers support 130,000 Pennsylvania jobs and generate $1.9 billion in taxes annually.
Tick bites are surging in the US this year. Here’s what to know.
April ER visits for tick bites hit their highest level since 2017, with ticks spreading to cooler regions as temperatures rise.
Ohio economists split on Medicaid fraud-prevention proposals
A survey of 13 Ohio economists found little consensus on whether SB 315's fraud-prevention measures will save money or harm access to care for vulnerable populations.
Ohio University receives first award from Rural Health Transformation Fund
The $10 million award is Ohio's first disbursement from a $202 million federal fund meant to offset Medicaid cuts to rural healthcare.
Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends
Nearly 30 Planned Parenthood clinics closed under the GOP ban; Republicans push to renew it as the July 4 deadline expires and states take control.
More states expand PTSD treatment options for first responders
Ohio created a commission to fund treatment, while Maryland and Connecticut are trying medical marijuana protections and psilocybin therapy trials.
Study says 30% of women in Ohio didn’t get needed reproductive care
Young people, those with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals reported the most difficulty accessing care, despite Ohio's 2023 ballot measure legalizing abortion.
25 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Twenty-five states plus DC say the feds sprung the new rule on them months into implementation, with an August 31 deadline they call unworkable and face penalties for missing.
Four years on from Dobbs, Ohio has abortion protection, but threats still remain
Ohio voters protected abortion rights via constitutional amendment, but federal threats and state restrictions on waiting periods and medication access remain.
Federal health agency cancels most of its teen pregnancy prevention grants
HHS canceled $68 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants two years early, citing misalignment with agency priorities—a move that prompted legal action during Trump's first term.
10 Seneca County food facilities cited for critical violations in June inspections
Four facilities—including Tiffin's Kroger and Bob Evans—failed to correct critical violations on-site during June inspections by the health district.
