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Five Governors Warn Medicaid Expansion Adults Could Lose Coverage Over Paperwork When Federal Work Rules Start in January

Five governors warn eligible Medicaid expansion adults could lose coverage over paperwork when work rules start Jan. 1. What enrollees should check now.

Medical Daily · 1h ago

Independence Blue Cross to Pay $22.5 Million Over Claims It Kept Medicare Advantage Overpayments From Unsupported Diagnosis Codes

Independence Blue Cross will pay $22.5 million to settle Medicare Advantage coding allegations. See what was alleged and what members should know.

Medical Daily · 2h ago

Draft CDC Redesign Would Drop Hearing Aid, Fatigue, and Wheelchair Questions From Nation's Largest Health Survey in 2028

A draft 2028 redesign of CDC's National Health Interview Survey drops questions on hearing aids, fatigue, and wheelchairs. HHS cites costs. Comments are due Oct. 19.

Medical Daily · 22h ago

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Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Cutoff for More Than 800 Washington Immigrants on SSI as 10,000 Others Lose Coverage

A Seattle federal judge kept Medicaid for more than 800 Washington immigrants on SSI, but about 10,000 refugees, asylees, and others lost Apple Health on Oct. 1.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

Schools Can Win Up to $1 Million in $10 Million Federal Student Fitness Challenge as Kids' Activity Lags

HHS opens a $10 million Presidential Fitness Challenge offering schools up to $1 million. See the prize tiers, the Feb. 5 deadline, and what CDC data show.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

Patients Can Look Up Overdue FDA-Required Studies on Their Medicines, but the Status Labels Need Careful Reading

FDA's free database shows whether a required study on your medicine is pending, delayed, or complete. Here's how to read the labels and what the FDA can do.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

HHS Launches SURPASS to Test AI Simulations and Digital Twins in Faster Clinical Trials but Budget Stays Undisclosed

HHS and ARPA-H launched SURPASS to speed clinical trials with AI and digital twins. Funding, diseases, and patient data safeguards remain unclear.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

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HHS Launches AI Clinical Trial Program Without a Disclosed Budget, Leaving Key Patient Data Privacy Questions Open

HHS and ARPA-H unveiled SURPASS, an AI program to speed clinical trials, but released no budget figure and few details on patient data privacy.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

Federal Government Reversal on Disability Integration Feels Like 'Knife in Your Chest', Leader Says

A federal judge has vacated specified Section 504 community-integration provisions nationwide, prompting disability advocates and lawmakers to warn that enforcement of community living rights could weaken

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Review: RFK Jr.'s YouTube Cooking Show Is Both Informative and Unsettling

The Real Food Show features chefs making dishes alongside the health and human services secretary.

Reason · Oct 2

Judge Lets CalPERS Suit Proceed on Claims UnitedHealth Masked Medicare Advantage Weakness but Dismisses Most Allegations

A judge let part of CalPERS' suit against UnitedHealth proceed but dismissed most claims, including upcoding. Here's what it means for Medicare.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

Federal Contractors Responsible for 'Biased' Alcohol Study Should Be Punished, Oversight Committee Says

Rep. James Comer is asking the HHS to consider disciplinary action against anti-alcohol activists empowered by the Biden administration.

Reason · Oct 1

Senators Give CDC Until October 9 to Explain Nearly Four-Week Delay in Free COVID Shots for Low-Income Children

Senators want the CDC to explain a nearly four-week delay in free COVID shots for low-income kids. Here is what parents of VFC-eligible children can do now.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

HHS Awards Nearly $3 Million to Test Tick-Killing Deer Feed and Rodent Baits Against Lyme and Alpha-Gal

CDC and NIH awarded nearly $3 million to test tick-killing deer feed and rodent baits as more than 500,000 Americans get tick-borne diseases yearly.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

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Reason · Sep 30

The FDA Promises To Streamline the Dauntingly Complex Rules for Approving Nicotine Products

The planned reforms could promote harm reduction by addressing a huge backlog that has resulted in routine violations of a statutory deadline.

The Independent UK · Sep 30

‘California Certified’: New label will boost non-ultra processed foods - and it’s not the only state taking action

California was ‘clearing the way for the rest of the country to follow,’ Governor Gavin Newsom said this week

Reason · Sep 30

Hazy Drug Classification Criteria Invite Dubious Bureaucratic Judgments

A GAO report notes that the Controlled Substances Act does not define "potential for abuse" or "accepted medical use."

Medical Daily · Sep 30

Strong Confidence in Food Safety Falls to 31% as Delayed Traceability Rule and Withdrawn Salmonella Plan Draw Scrutiny

Strong confidence in U.S. food safety fell to 31% as critics and HHS clashed over a delayed traceability rule and a withdrawn poultry salmonella plan.

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Latin Times · Sep 29

Migrant Children Facing Court Alone: Lapsed Federal Contracts Left Thousands Unrepresented Before Judge

A 13-year-old was ordered removed without a lawyer in Texas. Here is how funding gaps left migrant children facing U.S. immigration judges alone.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States Sharing $11.2 Million for Rural Residencies, but Doctors Are Years Away

HHS awarded $11.2 million to plan 15 rural medical residencies in 14 states. Here is where the money goes and when new doctors may arrive.

The Guardian - US · Sep 29

RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event

Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’

Medical Daily · Sep 29

Susan Collins Calls $810 Million Pocket Rescission Unlawful as About $600 Million in HHS Funds Could Lapse

Sen. Susan Collins calls an $810 million pocket rescission unlawful. About $600 million comes from HHS refugee, research, and minority health funds.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

HHS Awards $247.9 Million for Opioid Treatment, Naloxone Training, and School Mental Health as Overdose Deaths Decline

HHS awarded $247.9 million through SAMHSA for opioid treatment, naloxone training, and youth mental health. Here is where the money goes and why it matters.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

HHS Denies Kennedy Kept Gardasil Lawsuit Stake as Senators Question Fee Transfer to His Former Law Firm

HHS says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept no stake in Gardasil lawsuits. Four senators ask why his fee interest went to Wisner Baum instead of his son.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Nearly All of $101 Million for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Sits Unspent as the Fiscal Year Ends September 30

HHS has provided about $580,000 of the $101 million Congress set aside for teen pregnancy prevention this year, and a court has paused the funds' Sept. 30 lapse.

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