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• American Heart Association merilis Presidential Advisory pada 30 April 2026, yang menyatakan keterjangkauan layanan kesehatan AS berada pada titik krisis akibat kenaikan biaya yang didorong oleh penyakit kronis. • Biaya tersebut memaksa warga Amerika untuk menunda atau menghindari perawatan, sehingga memperburuk hasil kesehatan dan meningkatkan utang medis; survei Gallup menunjukkan kekhawatiran yang meluas mengenai akses ke perawatan yang terjangkau. • Jajak pendapat McLaughlin & Associates menemukan bahwa 51% pemilih menyebut asuransi kesehatan sebagai kekhawatiran utama mereka, diikuti oleh tagihan rumah sakit (11%) dan biaya obat-obatan (10%).

• Hampir dua pertiga (64%) orang dewasa di AS khawatir tentang kemampuan membayar biaya layanan kesehatan, dengan 30% merasa sangat khawatir, melampaui kekhawatiran keterjangkauan harga bahan bakar. • Keterjangkauan layanan kesehatan tetap menjadi kekhawatiran utama publik meskipun ada tekanan ekonomi lainnya. • Jajak pendapat ini menyoroti tekanan finansial yang terus berlanjut pada rumah tangga di tengah meningkatnya biaya medis.

Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future lossesGiving women access to specialised care after their first miscarriage could prevent about 10,000 pregnancy losses a year across the UK, according to a study.Currently, women in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are eligible for specialist care on the NHS for early baby losses after they have had a minimum of three miscarriages. Continue reading...

• A majority of Americans express concern over rising healthcare costs and support increased federal tax spending to address these challenges, according to the Axios/Ipsos American Health Index released March 17, 2026. • The poll demonstrates bipartisan support for government action on healthcare affordability, reflecting widespread concern among the U.S. public about escalating medical expenses. • Americans also show increased trust in government handling of childhood vaccination decisions, signaling broader public confidence in health policy interventions.

• Medicare underpayments to hospitals totaled more than $100 billion in 2024, according to testimony provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by the American Hospital Association. • Hospitals are managing significant cost pressures while treating a sicker, more medically complex, and aging patient population, with persistent misalignments between care provision and reimbursement rates. • The financial strain reflects broader healthcare system challenges as providers struggle with inadequate government reimbursement alongside rising operational costs.

CCTV footage circulating on social media showed children at the Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, most under two, lying on the floor wearing only diapers with their hands and feet bound with rags.

Federal raids unfold in Twin Cities amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Minnesota officialsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal agents under the command of the Trump administration have descended on Minnesota’s Twin Cities again to primarily target alleged fraud at daycares after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” all but wound down earlier in the year.“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the US justice department told the Guardian in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...