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President Trump has signed multiple executive orders including a temporary ban on federal health organizations public external communications. Another one rescinds Biden's order to explore new health care payment models to lower prescription prices. Another gets rid of the DEI status for federal workers along with firing the entire federal DEI officials.
DMS gives star ratings to Medicare Advantage plans. It gave UnitedHealth a poor rating and UnitedHealth sued. The judge ordered Medicare to recalculate their rating. Medicare was going to appeal the order but has now decided not to appeal.
President Trump signed an executive order stopping federal money support for gender transition for people under age 19. This is an order that affects all fed programs including Medicaid and TRICARE. The order goes on to encourage Congress to pass a law allowing legal action against providers by either people receiving gender affirming care or their parents if they later regret the decision. This follows a directive barring trans people from military service.
The new Republican majority in Congress is starting to flex its muscle. They are considering to finally do away with the hospital not for profit status, banning hospital facility fees using a site neutral policy, increasing Medicare physician payments and repealing a staffing mandate on nursing homes. All great things. I hope all the above passes.
The Florida Medical Board has suspended the license of Dr. Steven Leedy, a Tampa Bay palliative care doctor, due to "vile, reprehensible and sadistic conduct of directing children to engage in degrading sex acts, self harm, and mutilation".
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