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The goal is to enhance patient access to nutritious food and promote a healthy lifestyle, Becker's Hospital Review explains. Among other news items, the process for settling billing disputes between insurers and providers is still a mess.
The cost-of-living adjustment is expected to be announced tomorrow. Although the amount is expected to go up, it will be significantly less of a boost than retirees received last year.
The controversial diagnosis now can't be used on a person’s death certificate or in an autopsy report, and law enforcement won't be allowed to use it in any incident report. The ban is praised as a move against police justifications of excessive force.
Of the approximately 3,000 abortions in the state in 2021, half of the patients chose socioeconomic reasons from a list of nine options to explain their decision — the price of giving birth and raising a child was unaffordable. Also in the news: misinformation ahead of the Ohio vote on abortion rights.
Cost and infrastructure issues are reportedly causing snags in the RSV vaccine program. Meanwhile, new research from Pfizer shows that widespread uptake of its maternal RSV shot could significantly reduce infant hospitalizations. Also: Two anthropologists are upending conventional ideas about the 1918 flu.
As some health clinics across the country are reportedly waiting with "bated breath" for new covid vaccines, CDC Director Mandy Cohen said now is the right time to get vaccinated. Also: Researchers find American Indian and Alaska Native patients are more likely to get severe covid.
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The unusual procedure to disconnect half the brain was to combat the young girl's Rasmussen's encephalitis, a chronic inflammatory neurological disease. In other neurological news, a report warns that by 2050 stroke deaths will near 10 million globally.
Advocates of SB43 argued that existing laws for involuntary treatment didn't apply broadly enough, and now the new law covers those whose mental illnesses or drug habits hit their self-protection abilities. Separately, in Utah, a lawsuit attacks TikTok for tempting kids into destructive habits.
Over 427,000 residents (Arkansas has a population of around 3 million) have been dropped in the past six months, causing concern among health care advocates. Meanwhile, in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration faces a lawsuit alleging Florida didn't provide data before purging Medicaid rolls.
Telehealth providers are pushing for permanent rules that allow certain controlled substances to be prescribed without an in-person medical appointment.
The clash came as Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a report saying six of the biggest nonprofit hospital systems spent less than 1% of total revenue on charity care in 2021, casting a spotlight on their charity status. The American Hospital Association argued back, quoting its own higher figures.
The overcharging sum, Physicians for a National Health Program alleges, could be at least $88 billion a year. Meanwhile, Medicare Advantage's predictive AI software is in the spotlight for cutting off care to people who need it. Also: a federal program to cut sepsis deaths, open enrollment, and more.
The Florida Department of Health settled a lawsuit over data it had argued didn't exist. The state's surgeon general cut covid reporting at a time Florida was leading the nation in infections per capita. In Texas, lawmakers are again targeting private businesses' covid mandates.
The manufacturer of branded and generic drugs had been seeking court approval for a restructuring and bankruptcy plan allowing its payout to settle the opioid crisis to be reduced along with other debts. Also in the news: Narcan vending machines, a bill to prevent opioid deaths, and more.
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Tuesday to reconsider a case that will determine whether Idaho can prosecute emergency room physicians under the state’s near-total abortion ban. The judges halted enforcement of that measure in the meantime.
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