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AP reports on federal data showing that roughly 3 million fewer Americans had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, representing a 13% drop. Also in the news: ERs that can turn patients away, Medicare's obesity drug coverage, and more.
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SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the state's largest union, and the California Hospital Association agreed to drop contentious proposals that would have appeared on the ballot come November, hours before a state deadline. A separate measure to impose a one-time tax on billionaires remains on the ballot and could reshape how California funds healthcare, CalMatters wrote.
According to a study, call volumes nearly doubled after the 2021 approval of semaglutide for the treatment of obesity, rising from roughly 1,000 to 1,500 cases annually to over 8,000 by 2023, HealthDay News reports.
Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said trade groups and healthcare organizations “are likely to succeed on their [Administrative Procedure Act] claim that the Rule’s definition of ‘professional degree’ is contrary to law.” She also noted that blocking the rule is in the public interest. Plus: Modern Healthcare examines the physician assistant shortage.
Public health experts panned the revised charter — posted to the CDC's website this week — as a way for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to shape his anti-vaccine policy. Under his previously revised charter, a court ruled that ACIP's panelists lacked the qualifications to guide vaccine policy. Plus, a request by military branches to continue vaccinating trainees for the flu went unanswered until June 16, The New York Times reported.
The president has instructed his team to study pesticide use, "prioritize" the approvals of alternatives, and find "creative solutions for evaluating the exposure, diagnosis, and treatments of cumulative chemical exposures on individual health.” MAHA members derided the executive order, with one noting that “Americans ... deserve a clear plan with accountability to reduce unnecessary chemical exposures in our food supply.”
Healthcare leaders warned that elderly care would bear the brunt of the ruling, which lets the Trump administration end temporary protections for more than 350,000 people from Haiti and Syria. At least one Republican, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, said the ruling "will create a crisis" in healthcare.
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As the Ebola crisis widens, scientists are set to test two drugs — Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir and MappBio’s monoclonal antibody MBP-134 — to determine whether either is an effective treatment against the disease. The clinical trials will take place in Congo.
Health Committee chairman Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, indicated he is open to advancing legislation to limit out-of-pocket costs for diabetes patients but says he wants more information about the measure's impacts from the Congressional Budget Office, Politico reports.
The New York Times reports the shortages were brought on by manufacturing difficulties, shipping delays, and decisions by some companies to stop producing the medications altogether, according to the FDA.
The Trump administration has paused or rescinded grants and contracts it says do not align with the president’s priorities, Bloomberg reported. One expert opposed to the changes said, “To attempt to remake it into a funding stream for conservative ideology ... denies young people the high-quality sexual health education they need and deserve."
One firefighter called it "long, long overdue." The Forest Service has been slow to address the serious health effects of smoke and to enact worker protections, NBC News wrote. Other administration news is on the affordable-housing bill; transgender medical records; deaths at national parks; the worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base; and more.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary also expects the U.S. uninsured rate to rise from 8.2% to 9.5% by 2034. Modern Healthcare breaks down the projections.
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