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Virginia's General Assembly approved $150 million to lower health insurance premiums for qualifying Marketplace enrollees, a move that will help an estimated 200,000 residents afford coverage, Cardinal News reports. Also in the news: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, and elsewhere.
The insurance conglomerates — UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna — are fiercely fighting back via lawsuits, lobbyists, and ads, The New York Times reports. Also: Medicaid work requirements, the cost of gene therapy, mental health leave, and more.
According to Labor Department data, the healthcare industry leads in hiring, with an estimated 22,000 jobs added in June, Modern Healthcare reports. However, not all roles are faring as well. Revenue cycle management, as well as food and housekeeping roles, are all coming under fire.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced his intent to create a list of injuries thought to be caused by covid vaccines. Such an initiative would make it easier for people to seek redress, Stat reports. It is slated to be proposed in November.
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According to a Gallup poll, 11% of adults are currently taking weight loss drugs, which is up from 3% in 2024, The Washington Post reported. Also in the news, a new kidney disease treatment, a Shigella vaccine, glucose monitors for kids, and more.
The judges rejected the provisions of the "Stop WOKE" law that pertained to higher education, criticizing the assertion that the state can control the speech of a professor whose salary it pays, The New York Times reported. “Hearing an idea you disagree with is not discrimination,” the ruling said. A similar provision for K-12 remains in place.
One doctor in Congo told the AP that he narrowly escaped death when a group of young men attacked him and his colleagues while they were doing contact tracing. “We don’t deserve this sort of treatment. ... We risk dying for nothing," he said. Another doctor said, "We are working day and night without being paid."
The CDC confirmed the latest infant botulism case is in California, CIDRAP reported. “Parents and caregivers should stop using Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula immediately,” the FDA said of the product tied to the outbreak. Other public health news is on fentanyl, alpha-gal syndrome, "panic pouches," and more.
Axios reports on the "Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge," which encourages hospitals to reduce highly processed foods and prioritize nutrient-dense options for inpatient meals. The administration has linked dietary patterns with improved recovery rates and overall health outcomes.
Millions of people who participate in the Affordable Care Act marketplace are facing back-to-back years of rate increases, plus the loss of federal enhanced subsidies that made coverage more affordable. Health insurers cited the rising costs of health care and the Trump administration's changes to marketplace rules among the reasons for a rate spike.
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The Kentucky Republican has been hospitalized since June 14, when first responders were summoned to his Washington house on a report of an “unconscious” individual, The New York Times reported. His staff and fellow senators maintain he is keeping apprised of what's going on on Capitol Hill. The upper chamber's razor-thin GOP majority needs his vote to advance legislation.
New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease that has been confirmed in two of Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhoods. So far, 23 people have fallen ill, but no deaths have been associated with the cluster, ABC News reported.
According to the New Jersey Department of Health, the heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend might have caused as many as 29 deaths. Pathologists must still confirm the likely heat-related fatalities, The New York Times reported. Also, extreme heat in Chicago likely contributed to the deaths of at least four people.
Stat reported on the study's findings, including how fast and easy it is to get weight loss drugs online, as well as experts' concerns over the standards of care involved. Especially concerning to clinicians, Stat reported, was that 45% of sites didn’t ask patients about eating disorders, which can be triggered or exacerbated by GLP-1 use.
While New Mexico saw a roughly 14% bump in Affordable Care Act enrollments — it's the only state that replaced lost federal subsidies — Ohio and Oklahoma each saw a more than 32% decline over the past year, according to an AP analysis of data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Other states posting more than a 25% drop of their enrollees were Arizona, South Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri.
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