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“The majority of sodium intake comes from processed and prepared foods, not the saltshaker," the agency says in new voluntary guidelines, which set targets for a gradual reduction in sodium across a range of food categories for both manufactured and restaurant products.
Thousands of people are expected to sign up for Medicaid under the expansion, which is part of the federal health law. Hospitals, especially those that serve low-income residents, are hoping that will help cut their costs for providing uncompensated care.
Meanwhile, House Republicans and the Obama administration are at odds over subpoenas.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent the guidance to states to clarify how money could be used to fight the virus. In other news, underlying issues with Texas women's access to health care could complicate its efforts against Zika, and Florida's governor wrote a letter to President Barack Obama warning of a "disaster" if funding isn't approved.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial and opinion writers offer their take on drug-cost issues.
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Outlets report on health news from Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, Tennessee, Florida, New York, Texas and New Hampshire.
In its final offer during renewal negotiations, Allina Health says the Minnesota Nurses Association must give up its union-backed health plans and accept the less expensive ones offered to other employees. The nurses are scheduled to vote on June 6 whether to accept the deal or strike.
The program creates a database where pharmacies and other drug providers report prescriptions on a daily basis. In other news, a woman pleads guilty to fraud charges over dislocating her shoulder to obtain painkillers, and KHN explains the best way to get rid of unused prescription drugs.
There have been 11 confirmed so far, but officials say, "there has been significant [potential] exposure at public places."
Rep. Bill Pascrell says federal officials have informed the state about the overpayments, which came during the recent recession. Gov. Chris Christie's administration plans to appeal. Outlets also report on concerns about rising Medicaid costs for hepatitis C treatments and other developments in North Carolina and Ohio.
CDC's report shows the an increase in U.S. deaths for the first time in a decade. Although scientists say it could be a fluke, they say they are surprised by the trend. “We are not accustomed to seeing death rates increase on a national scale,” said Andrew Fenelon, a researcher at the CDC.
Researchers worry that misinformation -- or as one scientist calls it, "the lifeblood of epidemics" -- about the virus, especially as it is amplified via social media, can undermine efforts to curb an outbreak. Meanwhile, a woman from Honduras has given birth to the first baby in the continental U.S. to have Zika-linked birth defects.
Confusion over what Medicare covers and beliefs that such services will not be needed have led many to forgo setting aside money for long-term care, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds.
The Ohio senator is in a tough reelection fight against former Gov. Ted Strickland and is focusing on touting his work fighting the crisis that has hit his state particularly hard.
The nurses want the party to embrace a single-payer, government-run health plan that Sen. Bernie Sanders touts.
Louisiana becomes the 31st state to expand its Medicaid program under the federal health law. HHS officials have given approval to Louisiana's plan to use eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, to more quickly find and enroll people.
Ways and Means Committee members say they have received only one heavily redacted page in response to their subpoenas over an initiative known as the Basic Health Program. In other news, the California Assembly has taken the next step toward allowing those living in the country illegally to buy health insurance from the state's exchange, and insurers in North Carolina are proposing big rate increases for 2017.
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