Paul Cuno-Booth

Hospitals and state officials have been at odds since last year over the Medicaid Enhancement Tax, with hundreds of millions of dollars in health care funding at stake

The money at issue comes from legal settlements with companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis.

Doctors, nurses and other health experts say that falling vaccination rates – and clusters of undervaccinated students in some communities – could leave the state more vulnerable.

“We shouldn't have to live in an urban area to receive the highest level of evidence-based care,” says one healthcare worker involved in the project.

The dispute over the Medicaid Enhancement Tax had threatened hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for the safety-net insurance program.

Republicans in Congress want to require proof of work for Medicaid recipients as part of a massive budget bill favored by President Trump.

Lawyers for a former prison guard want to ask Helen Hanks about her department’s belated disclosure of evidence, as well as handwritten notes she shredded. Hanks says it was routine practice to destroy those notes after she was done with them.

The requirement for six months’ notice comes after the hospital abruptly ended several services last year, catching patients off guard.

Puberty blockers, hormone treatments and gender-affirming chest surgeries would be banned before age 18 under the bills, which now head back to the House for final approval.

Republican-backed bills restricting puberty blockers, hormones and chest surgeries before age 18 are likely heading to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk in the coming weeks.