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Dr. Lena Park
Dr. Lena Park
Healthcare Policy Correspondent

Lena covers health policy, pharmaceutical regulation, insurance markets, and the politics of healthcare reform.

658 articles published

Kenya Reports First Imported Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi
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Kenya Reports First Imported Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi
Kenya's health ministry confirmed its first imported Ebola case from Congo; the patient died in Nairobi, prompting conta
Democrats widen trust edge over GOP on health costs, KFF poll finds
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Democrats widen trust edge over GOP on health costs, KFF poll finds
Democrats have expanded their advantage over Republicans on health care costs to 20 points, as voters rank affordability
Trump finalizes new rules to simplify hospital price data for patients
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Trump finalizes new rules to simplify hospital price data for patients
The Trump administration finalized new amendments to hospital price transparency rules, requiring standardized, smaller
Trump Administration Sends $90 Medicare Rebates to 20.8 Million Seniors
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Trump Administration Sends $90 Medicare Rebates to 20.8 Million Seniors
The Trump administration is sending $90 rebates to 20.8 million Medicare Part B enrollees, funded by the Medicare Improv
US and Russia Track Possible Pneumonic Plague After Lab Worker Death
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US and Russia Track Possible Pneumonic Plague After Lab Worker Death
A Russian lab worker's death from unknown pneumonia has triggered monitoring by US and Russian officials for a possible
Nobel Medicine Prize Honors Pioneers of Brain Light-Switch Research
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Nobel Medicine Prize Honors Pioneers of Brain Light-Switch Research
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Medicine Prize for pioneering optogenetics, a method that
Florida dengue outbreak reaches 252 cases, largest in decades
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Florida dengue outbreak reaches 252 cases, largest in decades
Florida's dengue outbreak has reached 252 cases this year, the largest in the continental US in decades, prompting a sta
Pennsylvania measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, deaths dispute escalates
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Pennsylvania measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, deaths dispute escalates
Pennsylvania reports 977 measles cases, nearing 1,000, as a dispute over the death toll with federal health officials in
Trump Administration to Issue $90 Medicare Rebates to 20 Million Seniors
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Trump Administration to Issue $90 Medicare Rebates to 20 Million Seniors
President Trump announced a one-time $90 payment to over 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees, funded by the Medicare Im
MAHA coalition pushes psychedelics to front of Trump health agenda
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MAHA coalition pushes psychedelics to front of Trump health agenda
The Trump administration, influenced by the MAHA movement, is pushing psychedelic research forward, with FDA hearings an
Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid as GOP Cuts Take Effect
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Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid as GOP Cuts Take Effect
Thousands of refugees and legal immigrants lost Medicaid on Oct. 1 under the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Advocates
Grassley Presses Trump Admin to Finalize Kratom Ban Rule
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Grassley Presses Trump Admin to Finalize Kratom Ban Rule
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on the Trump administration to finalize a proposed DEA rule restricting kratom s
Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge sees 600k seniors sign up in two months
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Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge sees 600k seniors sign up in two months
More than 600,000 seniors have joined Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge program in its first two months, revealing strong demand f
MAHA Leader Dismisses AOC's Health Agenda as Political Theater
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MAHA Leader Dismisses AOC's Health Agenda as Political Theater
Tony Lyons of MAHA Action tells The World Signal that Ocasio-Cortez's interest in the Make America Healthy Again movemen
MAHA Action chief dismisses AOC's health agenda as political theater
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MAHA Action chief dismisses AOC's health agenda as political theater
Tony Lyons, president of MAHA Action, says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent outreach to the Make America Healthy A
Maternal Health Emerges as Rare Bipartisan Consensus in New Poll
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Maternal Health Emerges as Rare Bipartisan Consensus in New Poll
A new national survey reveals 86% of Americans agree that preventable maternal deaths are unacceptable, with 13 of 15 po
Maternal Mortality: A Rare Bipartisan Consensus Emerges
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Maternal Mortality: A Rare Bipartisan Consensus Emerges
A new poll shows 86% of Americans want to reduce preventable maternal deaths. Bipartisan majorities support 15 policy so
GOP's Health Care Paralysis Threatens Midterm Gains
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GOP's Health Care Paralysis Threatens Midterm Gains
With health insurance premiums set to spike in 2027, Republicans' failure to address costs threatens their midterm prosp