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HHS plan to use Medicare and Medicaid data to study autism alarms experts
Federal health officials didn’t provide information about how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.
For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving
Some studies have shown that children with autism are more at risk of drowning. Swimming instruction can help, but classes ...
NIH, CMS tie up for autism research with Medicare and Medicaid data
The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to enable research around ...
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it's unlikely to help ...
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RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will use information from federal health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid to create a "real-world data platform" to determine the cause of autism ...
Health Sec. Kennedy launches autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data
The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to research the causes of ...
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NIH begins autism study using Medicare and Medicaid data
Kennedy said in a press release about the NIH-CMS partnership that the arrangement is meant “to uncover the root causes of autism and ... to gain access to Medicare and Medicaid enrollee data ...
Feds increase oversight of Medicaid benefits for 'non-citizens'
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing its oversight of states to prevent misuse of Medicaid funding to ...
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Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will have ‘dire consequences’ for low-income Texans, experts say
On Thursday, the U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping bill that slashes about $3.8 trillion in taxes by scaling back social ...
RFK, Jr., Is Completely Wrong about Autism, Say Scientists and Parents
Scientific research over the past 30 years has revealed a patchwork of potential causes of autism. Most of them are ...
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RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records
Roughly 36 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid, meaning their sensitive data could be targeted.