States face pushback on their rural health transformation plans
Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.
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Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.
Critics have questioned why the federal government should underwrite coverage costs for people with ACA health plans — but almost all health insurance in the U.S. comes with some federal help.
The Trump administration's new discounted drug platform, TrumpRx, isn't a game-changer for consumers, health care experts said.
Experts say Affordable Care Act sign-up data won't be clear until people who were enrolled have paid — or not — their new, often much higher, premiums.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
The House approved a three-year extension of expired health care tax credits, with increased Republican support.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
The Republican proposal does not include an extension to the expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
Dozens of health care organizations have asked the Trump administration to shield the doctors, nurses, and techs they need to fill shortages from a $100,000 visa fee for skilled foreign workers.
Government documents show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health providers are so skimpy they violate legal requirements.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene an ally during the shutdown for joining Democrats in demanding that Congress address high health care costs.
An extension of enhanced ACA tax credits appears unlikely, experts say, leaving millions of Americans facing potentially higher health plan costs in 2026.
Amid public forums and local cries for help, states are also talking with large health systems, technology companies, and others amid intensifying competition for shares of a $50 billion fund to improve rural health.
The deal, with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, is expected to lower the price of obesity drugs to between $149 and $350 per month in some cases, officials said.
Direct primary care has exploded in the last decade, going from 140 practices to nearly 3,000 in the U.S.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she "couldn't afford" health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act.
New self-service kiosks will allow Amazon's One Medical patients in Los Angeles to pick up their prescriptions.
Pfizer is the first of many drug makers President Trump claimed has agreed to offer steep drug discounts to all Americans through TrumpRx, in line with the lowest prices paid by Europeans.
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
A contentious fight over fur stole the show at day one of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife March commission meeting.
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Nick Blankenburg in a trade with the Nashville Predators, the hockey team announced.
Joe Trussel and Vanessa Diaz went before Colorado state lawmakers and recalled their darkest day -- the day their daughter Megan disappeared from her dorm at the University of Colorado Boulder.
An Iranian man in Colorado says he regrets voting for the 1970s change in government that led to decades of brutality.
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicle theft in a case where he stole a shuttle bus, fled at high speed, and almost ran over multiple law enforcement officers.
A contentious fight over fur stole the show at day one of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife March commission meeting.
Joe Trussel and Vanessa Diaz went before Colorado state lawmakers and recalled their darkest day -- the day their daughter Megan disappeared from her dorm at the University of Colorado Boulder.
An Iranian man in Colorado says he regrets voting for the 1970s change in government that led to decades of brutality.
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicle theft in a case where he stole a shuttle bus, fled at high speed, and almost ran over multiple law enforcement officers.
Douglas County is expanding its emergency response tools with a new Hi-Lo siren system designed to warn residents in the Colorado county of life-threatening situations during wildfires and other emergencies.
Officials in high country areas like Summit County are putting out a plea to homeowners to help them with wildfire mitigation this year.
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicle theft in a case where he stole a shuttle bus, fled at high speed, and almost ran over multiple law enforcement officers.
The commission voted 6-4 to move a proposed fur ban into the rulemaking phase on Wednesday.
State and local health officials declared a measles outbreak in Adams County on Wednesday after a third person connected to Broomfield High School contracted the illness.
A small wildfire in Heil Valley Ranch put up smoke in northern Boulder County late Wednesday afternoon.
The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Nick Blankenburg in a trade with the Nashville Predators, the hockey team announced.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Olympic City's newest celebrities are back home in Colorado with new hardware. Just weeks after competing at the Games, Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea are already back on the ice and others at the rink are eager to see them.
The University of Colorado community is mourning the death of quarterback Dominiq Ponder, who was killed in a car crash. Monday was supposed to mark the start of spring football practice.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Oregon food manufacturer Ajinomoto expands an earlier recall of frozen and ready-to-eat products over glass contamination.
Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.
Although Sean Plankey's access badge was taken and he was escorted out of Coast Guard headquarters Monday, he remains the nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sources said.
Joe Trussel and Vanessa Diaz went before Colorado state lawmakers and recalled their darkest day -- the day their daughter Megan disappeared from her dorm at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said that he intends to review the clemency case for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk who was convicted of multiple charges related to election interference in the 2020 presidential election.
Although Sean Plankey's access badge was taken and he was escorted out of Coast Guard headquarters Monday, he remains the nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sources said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has rescinded a policy that prohibited political appointees at the Justice Department from attending campaign events or fundraisers, according to a memo seen by CBS News.
In Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's second news briefing since the start of the Iran war, Hegseth said the U.S. had sunk an enemy ship by a torpedo for the first time since World War II.
State and local health officials declared a measles outbreak in Adams County on Wednesday after a third person connected to Broomfield High School contracted the illness.
After two unvaccinated students at Broomfield High School were reported to have measles, the Boulder Valley School District says out of 1,669 students, 26 are on their exclusion list and not allowed to attend class.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Adams County Health Department confirmed a new case of measles on Monday and are warning Broomfield and Westminster residents about possible exposure.
Oregon food manufacturer Ajinomoto expands an earlier recall of frozen and ready-to-eat products over glass contamination.
Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.
The U.S. government must also reimburse businesses for the interest they paid on tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court, according to the Cato Institute.
Gas prices are climbing again, and Colorado drivers are feeling it. As the conflict in Iran intensifies, crude oil prices have spiked to their highest level in more than a year.
An Aurora restaurant paid a fine after an investigation found a teen employee was allowed to load a trash compactor — a federally prohibited hazardous task for a minor — and some employees worked longer than federal law allows.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.
A Colorado family is calling for change and sharing their struggle after a clinical trial their son relied on suddenly ended.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.