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Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender-transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. The Senate votes...
New Mexico gov to abusive caregivers: 'We're coming for you'
Any caregivers who mistreat and abuse developmentally disabled or otherwise vulnerable people will be held accountable, New Mexico’s governor and top health officials warned Monday. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, members of her cabinet and law enforcement officials gathered at the...
Beshear signs bill to bolster Kentucky's rural hospitals
FRANKFORT, Ky.. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday signed into law a bipartisan measure that's meant to bolster access to health care across Kentucky by injecting additional revenue into hospitals. The infusion will help shore up financially ailing hospitals in rural Kentucky,...
How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage
Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and it will push many into unfamiliar territory: the health insurance marketplace. States will start cutting people from the government-funded plans when they no longer qualify based on income, a process that...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. March 16, 2023. Editorial: The wrong way forward on health insurance The Connecticut General Assembly is working toward a laudatory goal on health care, which is to reduce the cost of insurance and thereby open care to more people. It...
Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops, sending them to...
North Carolina Medicaid expansion agreement clears Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income adults while loosening or ending several regulatory hurdles to building more health care facilities could get its final votes next week after clearing the Senate on Wednesday. Senators voted...
When will Medicare cover medical marijuana?
Many older adults are using medical marijuana to treat a variety of conditions, but experts say that conflicting laws, unclear safety standards and complicated rulemaking processes mean it could be years before Medicare may cover the drug. One in five Medicare recipients currently...
Wisconsin tribal leader calls for action on public health
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of a northeastern Wisconsin tribe implored lawmakers on Tuesday to do more to address threats to public health and safety that disproportionately affect Native Americans. Robert VanZile, chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, called for actions...
Novo Nordisk plans price cuts for several insulins
Another major insulin maker has promised steep price cuts, as pressure grows on drugmakers and insurers to trim the cost of a medication that millions of Americans need. Novo Nordisk said Tuesday that it will slash some of its U.S. insulin prices up to 75% starting next year. The...
