States Reduce Family Caregiver Pay; Medicaid Faces $1 Trillion Cut

States are reducing or proposing cuts to pay for family caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they adjust budgets for provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that reduce Medicaid spending by roughly $1 trillion over the next decade, @statnews reported.

At least half a dozen states have targeted these optional programs. Two mothers who care full time for disabled sons now face losing their homes because the cuts leave them without other income.

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The Department of Health and Human Services held a two-day meeting with mental health professionals to develop guidance on discontinuing antidepressants. A senior HHS official said the guidance aims to inform patients about what to expect when stopping the drugs rather than discourage their use.

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Sriman Swarup described responding to in-flight medical emergencies as a passenger physician and questioned whether airlines should continue relying solely on volunteer medical help.