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Answering the call: Montana volunteers try to fill rural EMT gap - Roll Call

When a ground ambulance company pulled out of a rural Montana county, volunteers stepped in to fill the void.

Roll Call

Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem

More than half of seniors choose private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. As rural enrollment increases, many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability.

WEKU

MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

A Metropolitan Police investigation is under way.

The Independent UK

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Tensions high as Medicare drug negotiations advance - Roll Call

A law allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of some high-cost drugs remains uncertain, with at least nine lawsuits challenging it.

Roll Call

NIA arrests PKS State executive committee member following raids in 62 locations in TS and A.P.

NIA raids across 62 locations in AP & Telangana in Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case; arrest of State Executive Committee member of Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya & seizure of weapons, cash, incriminating material & Maoist literature. Raids led to arrest of Chandra Narasimhulu & seizure of pistol, ₹13 lakh & documents.…

The Hindu

NIA arrests man in ‘Munchingiputtu Maoist conspiracy’ case, raids over 53 locations in Andhra Pradesh

NIA sleuths raid 53 locations in Andhra Pradesh in connection with Maoist conspiracy case; arrest Chandra Narasimhulu, State exec. of Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya; seize pistol, bullets, cash & Maoist literature. Chargesheet filed against seven accused by NIA Special Court in Vijayawada.

The Hindu

Medicare Advantage Costs Expected to Decrease 6.75% in 2025

Most Medicare Advantage enrollees who remain in their plan will see lower or no increase in their premiums in 2025.

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‘An understaffed and broken system’: 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid as others struggle to access SNAP benefits

Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system

The Texas Tribune

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

WEKU

How Medicare Is Affected by a Government Shutdown

A look at how Medicare is affected by a government shutdown, as well as other government-related health care.

Kiplinger

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

About a half-million people are regaining Medicaid coverage after the federal government says they were dropped inappropriately by states

The Independent UK

Medicare pandemic advances deepen debt for some hospitals - Roll Call

Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back.

Roll Call

HHS releases long-awaited nursing home staffing proposal - Roll Call

The Biden administration's proposed rule would mandate minimum staffing in nursing homes, but it falls short of what advocates had pushed for.

Roll Call

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

The Biden administration says U.S. nursing homes will, for the first time, have to comply with federal rules on staffing levels

The Independent UK

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About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

WEKU

Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged'

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

Chicago Sun-Times

5 things consumers need to know about Medicare’s new drug-pricing negotiations, how they’ll affect you

This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.

The Independent UK

Children getting wrongly dropped from Medicaid because of automation `glitch'

The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the government health-care program as states undertake a massive eligibility review

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Medicare Lists First 10 Drugs for Talks On Lowering Your Costs

New prices for Medicare Part D drugs on list expected in 2026.

Fortune

A policy that supports America’s breastfeeding moms came into effect 11 years ago. It’s still not applied

'The failure of the U.S. health care system to support women is incredibly shortsighted.'

The Independent UK

Here are the drugs Biden is targeting first for Medicare price-lowering talks

A pharmaceuticals lobbying group is criticizing the list of drugs President Joe Biden says he’s targeting for price negotiations to cut Medicare costs

The Guardian - US

Biden names 10 drugs for first negotiations to cut Medicare prices

Government claims prices could fall for 9m seniors but pharma companies claim cost-reduction program is unconstitutional

The Independent UK

See which drugs Biden is targeting first for Medicare price-lowering talks

A pharmaceuticals lobbying group is criticizing the list of drugs President Joe Biden says he’s targeting for price negotiations to cut Medicare costs

Fortune

Biden targets diabetes drug Jardiance, blood thinner Eliquis, and 8 others for controversial Medicare price talks. But any relief is still years away

The move is expected to cut costs in a few years for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden targets Jardiance, Eliquis and 8 other prescription drugs for Medicare price talks

President Joe Biden says for many Americans the cost of one drug can be “the difference between life and death” as his administration announces the first drugs that’ll be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs.

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