From salt in food to transfer payments: Here's what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health

From salt in food to transfer payments: Here's what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health

The election April 28 presents an opportunity to have a say on certain aspects of health care the federal government controls, and to hold lawmakers — and would-be lawmakers — to account, health policy experts say.

How Trump’s federal freeze on Title X is looming over Iowa like a storm cloud

The Trump administration’s sudden cuts to Title X funding could affect family planning services for low-income Iowans soon. “This funding really is important for a lot of Iowans.” On the Friday before Easter, Allison Smith, executive director of the Family Planning Council of Iowa, isn’t thinking about cooking a fancy dinner—she’s worried about her clients and staff. “Family Planning providers are trusted health care providers in our community,”…

DOGE Begins to Freeze Health-Care Payments for Extra Review

The U.S. DOGE Service is putting new curbs on billions of dollars in federal health-care grants, requiring government officials to manually review and approve previously routine payments - and paralyzing grant awards to tens of thousands of organizations, according to 12 people familiar with the new arrangements.