State Highlights: In Iowa, More Parents Seek Vaccination Exemptions; Tentative Conn. Budget Cuts Some Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment Grants
Outlets report on health news in Iowa, Connecticut, Colorado, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland.
The Des Moines Register:
More Iowans Are Seeking Vaccination Exemptions
The number of Iowa parents seeking religious exemptions to vaccination requirements continues to climb, despite efforts to dispel worries the shots cause health problems. (Leys, 5/10)
The Connecticut Mirror:
Nonpartisan Analysts: Tentative CT Budget Wipes Away Lots Of Red Ink
The final plan also calls for cutting grants for mental health and substance abuse treatment, but by less than Malloy sought. Still, these programs have been a frequent target of emergency cuts made by the governor over the past 18 months to close mid-year budget deficits. (Phaneuf and Levin Becker, 5/10)
The Denver Post:
Bill To Audit Colorado Nonprofits For Disabled Advances To Governor
A bill on its way to the governor's desk would require periodic audits of the nonprofit community boards that manage Medicaid and mill levy funds for Coloradans with disabilities. (5/10)
The Cincinnati Enquirer:
Who Runs The VA Here? UC, One Official Charges
Years of weak leadership at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center have allowed UC Health and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to muscle in on the management of the veterans' hospital, a career VA official says, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars and affecting health care for veterans in Greater Cincinnati. (Saker, 5/10)
The Associated Press:
More Heart Clinic Patients Notified About Hepatitis Risk
West Virginia health officials are notifying more patients at a heart clinic in Beckley who may have been exposed to hepatitis after four additional cases of hepatitis C were detected by the state Bureau of Public Health. (5/10)
The Associated Press:
Family Of Mentally Ill Man Who Died In Jail Files $60M Suit
The family of a mentally ill man who died in a Virginia jail cell after losing so much weight his heart stopped filed a $60 million wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against several jail officials and health-care providers. (5/10)
The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohioans Largely Favor Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Poll Shows
Ohioans overwhelmingly favor legalizing medical marijuana but are still mixed on whether it should be OK to use recreationally, according to a poll released this morning. (Everhart, 5/11)
The Baltimore Sun:
Program Aims To Get Every Needy Student A Pair Of Glasses
Courtney Scott, a fourth-grader at Hampstead Hill Academy, didn't know she needed glasses until a couple of weeks ago. Baltimore City health officials estimate that 10,000 of 62,000 students from pre-K through eighth grade need glasses, but most don't get them. (Cohn, 5/10)
