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Military.com reports a bleak story on Army failures to develop improved suicide prevention policies, including fresh delays driven by an initiative from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. A separate story covers the death by suicide of a soldier at Fort Riley. The mental health helpline is also in the news.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would broadly cover the drugs only after they receive traditional approvals from the FDA. In other industry news, CVS says it will raise prices elsewhere if PBM reforms take effect, and Eli Lilly is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the world by market value.
Data from the CDC shows fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2022 compared to 2021, with implications for the future labor force supply. Also, teen births hit a record low. Meanwhile, two abortion bans were struck down in Oklahoma over constitutionality.
News outlets report on how Medicaid reapplications are faring in Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and other states. And in South Carolina, Medicaid recipients are being targeted by scammers.
In a 314-117 vote, the House approved the debt limit deal brokered between the White House and House Republican leaders aimed at averting catastrophic default. The Senate takes up the bill next. Stat reports on whether measures in the bill will curb health agencies' ability to pursue big-ticket policy items.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Colorado's acting governor is taking steps to address the use of BMI in determining treatment of eating disorders and to limit sales of diet pills. Separately, North Carolina's legislature has passed an insurance bill that will let Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reorganize.
New data on weight-loss surgery for people ages 10 to 19 show a 20% jump in 2021 over 2020's figure. Rates for such surgery also rose between 2019 and 2020 for minors, though rates for adults dipped, Bloomberg notes. Other news includes heart and brain health matters.
In a new survey of nursing professional by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 80% of respondents said they have seen or experienced racism from patients, and 60% from colleagues. Also in the industry news: ongoing high expenses for hospitals; a CMS official urges no rush for Medicaid redeterminations; and more.
Federal health officials have concluded that about 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause between 2017 and 2019 are linked to a sick or contagious food worker who showed up while ill. In other news, good sleep is linked to lower odds for developing long covid, and more.
Gov. Joe Lombardo says he will respect the will of voters who codified abortion rights up to 24 weeks in a 1990 referendum vote. Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans have introduced legislation seeking to clarify what constitutes abortion, and the U.S. Space Command gets caught up in the abortion debate.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for a bankruptcy deal for opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sacklers. The ruling overturns a lower court's ruling in 2021.
NBC News says Republicans argue that expanding SNAP work requirements will push people to get jobs, but anti-hunger advocates say such measures don't impact participants' employment and merely punish them by taking away food. Other new outlets report on the debt deal's progress.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
News outlets cover what the Texas Tribune called a "sweeping" school safety bill, which is now on the governor's desk one year after the mass shooting in Uvalde. The bill requires arming personnel and mental health training for some employees. Other news is from California, New York, and elsewhere.
Editorial writers tackle these public health issues.
A report in Modern Healthcare says that while the rise in primary care physicians' compensation was higher for 2022 than 2021, it wasn't enough to offset the impact of last year's inflation. Also in the news, a device maker that sold fake parts for pain devices, new heart drug approvals, and more.
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