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Modern Healthcare notes the American Medical Association went as far as warning that increased premiums threaten access to health care in areas seeing the biggest rises. In other news, Elevance Health reports higher profits, Amazon partners with 3M for health AI solutions, and more.
Reuters reports on a new study out from UNICEF that found that globally, people lost faith in routine childhood vaccines during the pandemic. In other covid and vaccine news: a new booster, vaccine messaging, long covid, and more.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a bill that would raise raise the debt limit into next year in exchange for deep federal spending cuts and policy changes. Health care programs included in the mix include Medicaid, SNAP, and covid relief funds. President Joe Biden says the proposal is a nonstarter.
The White House is expected to tap Monica Bertagnolli, a cancer surgeon who is the current chief of the National Cancer Institute, to be chief at the National Institutes of Health.
In a 51-48 vote Wednesday, senators rejected a Republican-backed resolution to repeal a Department of Veterans Affairs policy that has expanded some abortion services for veterans. The Hill also reports on how abortion politics more broadly are roiling Congress and statehouses.
Full FDA-approved access to mifepristone remains in place for now after the Supreme Court justices on Wednesday delayed issuing a decision on whether to allow new restrictions on the drug that is used for medication abortions and to manage miscarriages. Still, patients face confusion navigating the legal limbo.
Veterans of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the early 1990s have been plagued by joint pain, fatigue, rashes, memory issues, and digestive problems. Other military news is on mental health care, moldy Army barracks, medical training for the battlefield, and more.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendation applies to all post-acute care settings except long-term care hospitals and also asks Congress to look at adopting smaller site-neutral policies. News outlets cover AI in health care, a "smart" hospital's 5G network, and more.
A report in the Houston Chronicle covers data from the Seniorly Resource Center which shows Texas has the greatest dementia burden score in the country, highlighting a lack of support given to patients' loved ones. Also: "tranq," magic mushrooms, gender-affirming care bans, and more.
Taking ADHD drugs without prescriptions or for non-medical reasons may be becoming a widespread situation among middle and high school students, NBC News reports. Meanwhile, a different report shows about 1 in 4 Americans may be living with air pollution that can harm their health.
A new report says lecanemab, a new Alzheimer's drug from Eisai and Biogen, doesn't show a net health benefit over current drugs, and at its current price isn't long-term value for the money. Meanwhile, Mark Cuban's drug company, aimed at lowering prices, is setting up its own pharmacy network.
Reuters notes President Joe Biden is facing congressional "resistance" to his care economy proposals. The new executive order aims to advance free preschool and expand affordable care for children, older Americans, and those with disabilities. It also tackles working conditions for care workers.
The drop in applicants more than doubled in 13 states with abortion bans, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Because many doctors practice medicine where they complete their residency, health experts say they are worried about the future of reproductive care in restrictive states.
Justices will decide whether to let stand an earlier decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that restricted the use of mifepristone. Legal experts are pointing out the irony of today's ruling: Justices demanded last year that states decide abortion issues for themselves, yet now the high court is exerting control again.
The Biden administration is expected to release the initiative this week, Politico reports, to keep tools for combatting covid free through 2024 for those who are uninsured. Other pandemic news covers vaccine mandates and new virus research.
Among its efforts to simplify covid vaccine guidance, the FDA backed an additional dose of the bivalent covid shot for people 65 and over or those who are immunocompromised. The boosters could be administered as soon as the CDC clears the change.
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