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Opinion writers discuss SNAP, Parkinson's, and addiction.
Despite Wall Street's reaction, the consumer products giant is betting it can withstand attacks on Tylenol-maker Kenvue from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., The New York Times reported. Kimberly-Clark has long been interested in Kenvue’s business, sources said.
The 34 groups contend the efficiency adjustment policy recently issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would “have wide-ranging consequences, including significant financial pressures that could limit patient access to medical care."
At issue is whether to make it easier for families to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to guns, AP reported. Other states making news: Illinois, Florida, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Louisiana.
November benefits will be paid out from the remaining $4.65 billion available in contingency funds. However, because of states' outdated systems, the reduced benefits rollout might be delayed. Up to 42 million Americans have been affected. Meanwhile, Maryland says it will pay full SNAP benefits.
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The 19th reports that many domestic violence support programs have already been reorganized or shuttered, and President Donald Trump's proposed budget would defund more. Other administration news is on the impact of USAID cuts, Texas' role in the Make America Healthy Again movement, and more.
The lawsuit was an attempt by Texas' attorney general to compel a New York court to enforce a penalty by a Texas judge on a physician, Dr. Margaret Carpenter, barring her from sending abortion medication out of state. More news comes from California, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, West Virginia, and New Jersey.
The hard-won status, which the Americas held for more than a quarter of a century, is on target to be lost because of a major outbreak in Canada of more than 5,100 confirmed and probable measles cases. The virus is considered endemic if an outbreak extends for 12 months.
As millions of Americans await SNAP benefits, states are now warning low-income Americans that the money for energy assistance isn't available. Plus, it's ACA enrollment season.
George Tidmarsh left his post after a former business partner filed a complaint alleging Tidmarsh's personal animosity, through his actions and public comments, was hurting his company. Tidmarsh denies any wrongdoing. Also: Kimberly-Clark is buying embattled Tylenol maker Kenvu.
As Modern Healthcare reported, most primary care physicians who treat Medicare beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% raise next year under a new regulation issued Friday. However, there will be a 2.5% cut next year to payments for services like radiology and gastroenterology that are based on more than time spent delivering the service, Axios reported.
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Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to read. Today's selections are on Napoleon’s army, cancer immunotherapy, memory manipulation, and more.
Health insurers are ready to fight fire with fire, as they cite the overzealous uses of AI in billing and coding for the surge in claims that are cutting into their profits. Other news looks at a class-action lawsuit by nurses and doctors in Montana, racial disparities in maternal care, and more.
Researchers delve deeper into the perception that human H5N1 infections are apparent and severe. They also examine the likelihood of transmission among people. Also: A listeria outbreak tied to pasta salads claims two more lives; an ill Utah resident refuses a measles test; and more.
Health and Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday there is not “sufficient” evidence that Tylenol causes autism. Earlier this month, Kennedy had said, “We’re doing the studies to make the proof." In related news, a study of more than 18,100 births found that children born to mothers infected with covid during pregnancy faced a higher risk of autism.
Meanwhile, a federal judge in Boston appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's decision to suspend food aid until the government spending stalemate is resolved.
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