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In an effort to elect candidates who have centered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement in their campaigns, the MAHA PAC and MAHA Action PAC have donated almost $2 million toward Iowa's governor and House races ahead of the midterms on Nov. 3.
According to a news release, Prescription Marketplace, the tool built on Epic’s Real-Time Prescription Benefit feature, will show clinicians and patients what a pharmacy would charge patients for medications under insurance as well as out-of-pocket prices. The company is looking at a May 2027 rollout of the tool.
It's the first in-person help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid a spat between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat. Pennsylvania is experiencing the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 30 years, with at least 1,222 confirmed cases, NBC News reported.
The plan being advanced by the administration could allow specialty pharmacies to produce largely unregulated peptide injections.
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Prolonged warm weather means transmission levels have remained higher and are lasting longer, ABC News reported. Also in the news: lawsuit over alleged arsenic and lead in baby food in Texas; Medicaid funding in Minnesota; and more.
The new hospitals would be built on the outskirts of Mecklenburg County and would be operated by the two healthcare systems through a new company, the Charlotte Ledger reported. That market has been long dominated by Atrium Health and Novant Health, the Ledger said.
The study, published Wednesday, was the first to link powerful obesity and diabetes medicine with a reduced likelihood of schizophrenia hospitalization, Bloomberg reported. One of the authors of the study hypothesized that better metabolic health might support “psychiatric stability.”
A biennial survey found links between binge eating and frequent social media use, poor mental health, and suicidality, Stat reported. Plus, measles complications that families and physicians are forced to contend with during and after infections.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is in line to become House speaker if the Democrats win power, said Democrats will be united “right out of the gate" when the new Congress is seated in January, AP reported.
A proposed IRS rule would redefine “qualified health plans" and “coverage month” — changes that could limit who qualifies for Affordable Care Act subsidies — toughen eligibility verification requirements, and restrict access for noncitizens. Meanwhile, the government has cut subsidies for 189,000 enrollees who it says were either duplicative or deceased.
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According to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the three-star scoring system used by the state to assess daycares' quality is flawed. Once a daycare receives its rating, it can keep it for up to three years, and the state does not strip the star rating of daycares, even when there are serious safety incidents or when workers are arrested.
The gold card program will allow select providers with solid track records to simplify the preapproval process. Those providers would just have to notify the insurer about planned procedures ahead of time. Plus, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the power to remove providers, insurers, and suppliers from federal health programs.
The study, published today in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, was conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Bergen in Norway. The scientists found that children with cancer were more likely to have autoantibodies that target DNA repair, even years before diagnosis.
Researchers found that ovaries have a way of reinventing themselves for other purposes after menopause. More research is needed to determine whether those changes are beneficial or harmful as women age, said Francesca Duncan, who was involved in the study.
Patient or consumer representatives with active ties to advocacy groups funded by pharmaceutical companies were present at nearly 40% of all FDA advisory committee meetings, Stat reported. Although the FDA has well-established conflict-of-interest policies for its scientific advisory committee members, policies surrounding patient and consumer reps are not as developed, Stat wrote.
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