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The Hill reports on a lawsuit that argues the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedures Act when it revoked a Biden-era legal opinion without providing any explanation. The Biden-era policy had allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide limited abortion counseling and services to pregnant veterans and their beneficiaries.
South Carolina and Utah have recorded the most measles cases so far this year, CIDRAP reports. Also in public health news: avian flu, salmonella, "fibermaxxing," GLP-1s, and more.
The World Health Organization moved quickly to declare the emergency on Saturday, prompting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to step up its response. Plus, hantavirus updates.
On Friday, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the Texas Children's Hospital will provide care to patients “who were subjected to ‘gender-transition’ procedures.” The hospital must cover the costs of this care for five years.
After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asked for feedback on its push to address fraud in federally funded healthcare programs, Modern Healthcare reports, provider and insurer groups, along with hospitals and physicians, have collectively suggested that the agency employ a measured approach and proceed with caution.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that will tighten eligibility verification requirements and broaden access to catastrophic policies, among other changes to the health insurance exchanges next year, Modern Healthcare reports. Other Trump administration news is on FDA leadership, RFK Jr., immigration, and more.
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Officials from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shared data showing the levels of acrolein and ethylene oxide in the ambient air are much stronger than previously thought.
The World Health Organization's annual health statistics report explains that less international aid from wealthy countries has disrupted medical services and weakened disease surveillance. This, along with the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, is contributing to many dying of preventable causes, CIDRAP reports.
Most doctors who took the survey say that mandatory prior authorizations have increased over the past five years. Only 1 in 3 say that insurance companies' pledge to smooth the process will make a "meaningful" difference.
“DOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case,” U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy wrote in her ruling blocking the administration from getting information from Rhode Island’s largest hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors. The Department of Justice plans to appeal.
The tally of those being monitored post-exposure is higher than previously thought, MedPage Today reports. Also: An American oncologist who was traveling on the cruise ship and helped care for fellow passengers is cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, AP reports.
The court intervened at the behest of two manufacturers of mifepristone on Thursday, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit restricted access to the drug nationwide. The order means that the Fifth Circuit’s decision will remain blocked while litigation continues in the lower courts. The issue could eventually return to the high court.
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New measures signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, limit the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35 and expand what insurance plans must cover. The laws go into effect July 1. Also: Iowa enacts prior authorization reform; and more.
An analysis of the 2023 National Immunization Survey-Teen found that states in the Northeast census region had significantly higher odds of HPV vaccine uptake, while states in the South had significantly lower odds, CIDRAP reports. The HPV vaccine is credited with lowering the cervical cancer risk by 80% in women vaccinated by age 16 and by 66% in those vaccinated after 16.
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