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Massachusetts, Springfield
As seen in: New England Public Media, MIT Sloan Management Review, NPR, Nurse Education in Practice, PBS, Harvard Business Review, heart, Slate, The Boston Globe, Health News Florida, WUSF Public Media and
health reporter (New England Public Radio, NPR), print freelancer (NYT, Boston Globe), former Knight Fellow - interest in mental health, brain science, trauma
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WMass health centers preparing budgets for 'stress,' 6 months before massive Medicaid changes

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By Karen Brown Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
In almost exactly six months – January 1, 2027 – new federal rules go into effect for people receiving Medicaid, likely causing disruption that experts worry will be chaotic and expensive. Among the changes in the large budget bill passed by the Republican-led congress last summer: people getting Medicaid must work 80 hours a month (if they don’t have an exemption) and must get re-certified every six months, instead of the current once-a-year process.
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Pediatricians find ways to share vaccine information after CDC updated recommendations

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By Karen Brown Verified
| KOSU-FM (Stillwater, Oklahoma) Verified
The Trump administration's efforts to stop recommending some childhood vaccines has created a dilemma for pediatricians. Some are actively steering patients away from the CDC website.
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Even in Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care for Youths

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By Karen Brown Verified
| KFF Health News Verified
One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns. “OK, cool,” his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first initial, and Bug by his nickname, because the family fears harassment.) “‘What do you need to be supported?’” she recalled asking next.
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