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HIV protection, cancer screenings could cost more if 'Obamacare' loses latest court battle
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge's order that would eliminate requirements that health insurance plans include cost-free coverage of HIV-preventing drugs, cancer screenings and various other types of preventive care should remain on hold while it is appealed, the Biden administration argued before an...
North Dakota health officials urge return of Medicaid renewal forms as thousands lose coverage
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials are urging North Dakotans who receive Medicaid renewal forms to complete and return them within 30 days, given that thousands of people who were still eligible were removed from the program last month. State Health and Human Services says about...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Anderson Herald Bulletin. June 5, 2023. Editorial: HIPAA rules confuse Hoosiers Recent cases in Indiana have revealed the inconsistent and hard-to-decipher rules protecting patient records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as...
Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided' that new law also limits their access to health care
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Republican presidential candidate and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult – even impossible – for many...
Border Patrol wouldn't review the medical file of a girl with a heart condition before she died
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found. U.S. Customs and...
Humanitarian group blasts Greece over treatment of asylum-seekers on eastern island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants. ...
How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare
The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11. When that happened, several Medicare rules and waivers that went into effect during the pandemic came to an end — and it may catch Medicare patients by surprise. Many of the changes were made to...
Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug makers charge on a handful of the costliest prescriptions covered by Medicaid. Under the proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would...
8-year-old girl sought medical help 3 times on day she died, US immigration officials say
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — An 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death — complaining of vomiting, a stomachache and later suffering what appeared to be a seizure — before she was taken to a...
Man who rushed Vatican City gate sent for psychiatric care at nearby hospital
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The man who drove through a Vatican City gate and kept going even after guards fired at his car was taken Friday to a nearby hospital for psychiatric care after a preliminary interrogation, the Vatican said. The man, who has not been identified by the Holy See,...
