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Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds.

Reuters

Health plan shake-up could disrupt coverage for low-income Californians

Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by the state to improve care in its Medicaid program.

Tribune News Service

Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses

Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to cover certain climate change expenses under its Medicaid program

The Independent UK

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Shattered dreams and bills in the millions: Losing a baby in America

The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care.

Tribune News Service

Why is the White House having its first hunger conference in 50 years?

The Biden administration is hosting a conference to coincide with a new hunger and nutrition plan – what can it achieve?

The Guardian - US

Federal judge rules in favor of experimental Georgia Medicaid program

U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood ruled August 19 in favor of Georgia after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded a Medicaid waiver for the state’s Pathways to Coverage program. Georgia brought the lawsuit after CMS under the Trump administration approved the state’s Section 1115 application for…

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US launches effort to end hunger by 2030 by expanding benefits and access to healthy foods

Plan includes multiple ambitious proposals, such as expanding benefits like free school meals and food stamps

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A free medical clinic opened in rural East Texas. Thousands poured in for help.

Texas ranks last among states in access to health care and has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country. Two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap.

The Texas Tribune

More states extend postpartum Medicaid since Roe’s demise

Restrictions on abortion likely will result in more unwanted pregnancies being carried to term. Experts predict that will worsen the nation’s already high rate of maternal deaths — unless states spend a lot more on health care and social and economic supports for women, children and families.

Tribune News Service

Biden "pandemic is over" claim backfires

"Saying the pandemic is 'over' is likely to eliminate the possibility of any additional Covid response funding"

Salon

Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon

Medicaid, the government-funded U.S. health insurer for people with low incomes, grew by about 25% between February 2020 and May 2022 as policies adopted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic expanded the program’s reach.

The Conversation

Centene to pay $166 million to Texas in Medicaid drug pricing settlement

Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services.

Tribune News Service

Study: Medical debt threatens people's health, housing

A new study found that even private insurance offers little protection against unaffordable bills.

Axios

Legal fights and loopholes could blunt Medicare's new power to control drug prices

The Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers to limit prescription drug prices. But the pharmaceutical industry is already lobbying to dull their impact.

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The Conversation

In states where abortion is banned, children and families already face an uphill battle

Some proponents of abortion bans and restrictions say they are concerned about “supporting not just life,” but what they call “quality of life worth living,” saying they want to promote laws and policies that help families. Three authors from Brigham Young University, for instance, have noted that the overturning of…

Tribune News Service

Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta health care landscape and political races

ATLANTA — Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward is changing.

Roll Call

Seth Rogen: Alzheimer’s care shouldn’t just be for rich guys like me - Roll Call

Stoner comedy king gets serious about dementia and home health care in a post-Emmys visit to Capitol Hill.

WEKU

Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies

Child poverty is at a historic low, according to Census bureau data, and the rate of those without health insurance dropped in 2021. But the good news may be short-lived, as policy measures expire.

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Benzinga

Why Analysts Love This High Yield Health Care Stock, Which Just Changed Its Name

Elevance Health Inc (NYSE: ELV) (previously known as Anthem) remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to roughly 45 million medical members.

USAFacts

How much government money does Planned Parenthood receive?

Over 40% of Planned Parenthood revenue comes from government reimbursements and grants.

Tribune News Service

Hospitals divert primary care patients to health center ‘look-alikes’ to boost finances

A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations to provide primary care.

The Texas Tribune

“God bless you for being here”: A new West Texas clinic revives health care options in a rural community

A nurse practitioner is returning to his hometown to provide health care as rural hospitals close and it becomes harder to access preventive care.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble

The notion of states as "laboratories of democracy" is generally credited to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.

WEKU

A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care

One plaintiff said the state's Medicaid program pre-approved him in August for a chest surgery scheduled for later this year. Then the state enacted a new rule excluding such treatments from the plan.

The Independent UK

‘Discrimination, plain and simple’: Trans patients sue Florida over Medicaid ban for gender-affirming care

Recently enacted rule blocks Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatments, which plaintiffs and civil rights attorneys argue will make life in Florida ‘simply impossible’ for thousands of people

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