Selina Simmons-Duffin

The winter storm that's brewing off the mid-Atlantic coast will bring heavy, wet snow that's expected to come down quickly for many hours, creating hazardous travel conditions.

High winds are also expected, which increase the risk of power outages and coastal flooding.

The National Weather Service is advising people who live in the path of the storm to stock up on three days' worth of non-perishable food, water, and medications, charge phones, and ensure there are warm clothes, blankets, and a first aid kit available.

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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons takes the position that there isn't enough evidence of benefit to outweigh the risks and recommends that patients wait until age 19 for surgery.

The group tells NPR that is not a reversal of previous guidance.

Kellen Baker of the LGBTQ Think Tank Movement Advancement Project says the recommendation to wait until adulthood for surgery is already standard of care for trans youth.

Federal health officials praised the ASPS document.

The Trump administration has moved aggressively to restrict all gender-affirming care for youth all over the country with the goal of ending it altogether.

Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

Americans over age 65 are pretty evenly split.

About half get their health insurance directly from the federal government, traditional Medicare.

The other half buy private health insurance plans known as Medicare Advantage.

Companies often advertise to younger, healthier Medicare patients and attract them with perks and extra benefits.

Those plans also cost the government more per patient.

For years, Republicans have touted this privatized version of Medicare, but the Trump administration's tone has turned more critical this term.

The flat funding notice from the government sent the stocks of health insurance companies tumbling downward.

Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.

The American people care a lot about health care and want politicians to do more to make it more affordable.

That's according to a poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health research organization.