Reed Abelson
Reporter at The New York Times
Following the money in health care for NYT. Fond of good books, old movies, dogs and one particular cat. A RT is just a RT. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Reed Abelson |Susanne Craig
Democrats on the committee grilled him at length about the potential steep cuts to Medicaid, which could result in a substantial number of people becoming ineligible for health coverage. In recent days, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overseen deep cuts to the Health and Human Services Department, including laying off roughly 10,000 employees on top of another 10,000 buyouts, retirements and departures early on in the new Trump administration.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Reed Abelson
It's not just the high price of eggs or the rising cost of housing that is contributing to Americans' unhappiness over the cost of living. Health care remains stubbornly unaffordable for millions of people, according to a new survey released Wednesday that underscores the struggle many people have in paying for a doctor's visit or a prescription drug - even before any talk of cutting government coverage.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Reed Abelson
Senator Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican, said on Monday that he had decided to support the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid because Dr. Oz told him that he would no longer support transgender care for minors and was "unequivocally pro-life."The Senate is expected to vote on Dr. Oz's nomination to become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sometime this month.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Reed Abelson |Susanne Craig
In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that would significantly affect the health care coverage for nearly half of all Americans. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Dr. Oz bantered with senators in a friendly atmosphere, joking about basketball and allegiances to college teams.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Reed Abelson |Susanne Craig
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.
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