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In Arkansas, one woman says she lost her health coverage because the state wasn't able to collect the child support she is owed. In Florida, a community activist has heard from people who “are going to the pharmacy to pick up their refill for the month and they're being told, 'Well, your Medicaid is no longer active.'"
A primary driver of that spike will come from Medicare spending, according to estimates by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Office of the Actuary. American households will spend more on health care, consuming nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy by 2031.
CDC data show over 109,000 people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending January, slightly up from a year before, with men much more vulnerable than women. Meanwhile, California authorities seized enough fentanyl to kill everyone in San Francisco — three times.
The CDC reports an alarming rise in mental health issues among 10 to 24 years olds during the covid pandemic that attributed to more suicide and homicide deaths among that age group.
During a House hearing Tuesday on public health preparedness, lawmakers were urged by doctors to tackle supply shortages and skyrocketing costs of chemotherapy drugs and other cancer treatments.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, is "bucking trends from other Republican governors across the country," AP argues, by signing two bills that protect transgender rights in his state, although he vetoed a third bill. Other news is from Florida, California, Montana, Georgia, and elsewhere.
Pfizer warned that supply of the pediatric version of its drug Bicillin L-A is expected to be exhausted by the end of this quarter. The adult formulation of the drug is in demand for treating a spike in syphilis infections. The pediatric version isn't widely used, though, Pfizer said.
Editorial writers discuss unregulated chemicals, dental care, and skin cancer.
A new report says, alarmingly, that sensitive visitor data is being quietly sent to Facebook when people visit dozens of websites tied to the national mental health crisis line. Meanwhile, other research hints the body may react differently to calories ingested from different types of food.
A report in Stat says teens seeking treatment for addiction are more likely to be offered alternative care like horseback riding rather than being given a common, highly effective addiction medication. Separately, research shows people identifying as gay, lesbian, or bi are more likely to have mental health issues.
Axios reports that the overpayment figure, from researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, is higher than estimated. Also in the news, better working conditions demanded by SLU Hospital nurses, growing demand for home health nursing programs, and more.
The Wall Street Journal shines a light on the plight of patients who were able to get cancer drugs mailed directly to them during the covid public health emergency but who must now journey perhaps hundreds of miles to pick up medications in person.
New research may be bad news for millions of Americans, and many others across the globe, who lost their sense of smell and taste after contracting covid: Effects are still hitting many people, and for some, they may be permanent.
Alaska topped out at $21,525 for an in-network vaginal delivery and $25,518 for a C-section, according to FAIR Health's new Cost of Giving Birth Tracker. Compare that to Alabama's $7,840 for an in-network vaginal delivery and $8,913 C-section.
During a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday, Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, spoke out in favor of breaking up PBMs. On the other end of Capitol Hill, Sen. Bernie Sanders pushes NIH to reinstate a measure that requires reasonable drug pricing when a pharmaceutical company licenses NIH inventions.
Preventive care procedures and prescription drugs like cancer screenings and HIV prevention medications will remain fully covered, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, while challenges to the law continue in court.
The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve a budget bill that would fund Veterans Affairs at a record $320 billion level, as requested by the White House, and ban abortion and gender affirmation procedures at VA medical centers. Also, the latest fallout from Sen. Tommy Tuberville's block on military promotions due to abortion policy.
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