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A ONE-TIME $90 MEDICARE PAYMENT IS GOING OUT TO MILLIONS — HERE'S WHO QUALIFIES AND WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
More than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees are expected to receive a one-time $90 payment.

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When the Government Controls the Prison and the Healthcare, Denying Treatment Is More Than a Policy Debate
Aqua RichJo | September 29, 2026 The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people in federal prisons while a lawsuit continues. The Justice Department filed the emergency request Monday, September 28. The Court has not ruled on it. The request puts a direct question before the justices: Can the Bureau of Prisons put its new policy into effect now, despite a lower-court order blocking it?

Aqua RichJo
Sep 292 min read


Texas Has the Maternal-Death Data. Why Don’t Texas Mothers?
Aqua RichJo| September 26, 2026 Texas’ next maternal-mortality report was expected September 1. Now the state says it will come in December—after voters go to the polls on November 3 and after lawmakers can begin filing bills on November 9. Women’s-health advocates and lawmakers rallied outside the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, demanding answers about the delay. The report is supposed to examine deaths associated with pregnancy and recommend ways to pre

Aqua RichJo
Sep 262 min read


CMS Canceled ACA Enrollments Covering More Than 760,000 People. Are Patients Finding Out in Time?
Aqua RichJo | September 24, 2026 The federal government says it canceled about 315,000 Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollments covering more than 760,000 people. Its reason: CMS says the enrollments were unauthorized. The question for patients is immediate: Is my coverage still active? CMS announced the action on September 22, but its fact sheet says the cancellations happened August 31. The agency expects to recover approximately $2.2 billion in premium subsidies tied to

Aqua RichJo
Sep 242 min read
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