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States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS

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Hospitals must provide abortions when needed post-Roe, HHS says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says its law requiring emergency medical treatment takes priority over state restrictions prohibiting abortions. The guidance is meant to protect pregnant patients facing serious medical situations following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Life-saving abortions OK despite state bans, Biden administration says

HHS said federal law protects health providers who perform abortions in emergency situations.

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Biden administration to again extend the COVID public health emergency

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will once again extend the COVID-19 public health emergency, continuing measures that have given millions of Americans special access to health insurance and telehealth services.

Tribune News Service

Feds want a policy that advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for COVID-era lapses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals’ safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track…

Tribune News Service

Biden’s executive order on abortion is better than nothing. But not much better

The president boasted his administration would use ‘every tool available’ to secure abortion access. So why is his order so lacking?

The Guardian - US

What will Biden’s executive order do for abortion care?

What the latest White House plan will do – and will not do – after the Supreme Court gutted Roe v Wade

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Impassioned Biden signs executive order on abortion access

The actions are intended to mitigate some potential penalties that women seeking abortion may face after the ruling, but his order cannot restore access to abortion in states where limits or bans have gone into effect.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden signs executive order to defend abortion access in US

US president is under pressure to safeguard abortion rights after Supreme Court overturned landmark Roe v Wade ruling.

Al Jazeera

Biden issues executive order responding to abortion ruling - Roll Call

Order directing HHS to expand access to two-pill abortion regimen criticized by some groups for not going far enough.

Roll Call

Biden decries ‘extreme Republicans’ as he signs order protecting abortion rights

Order directs federal agencies to undertake a number of initiatives to protect the right of women to access reproductive health care

The Independent UK

Senators Booker, Warren, Sanders And Others Urge Biden To Use His Power And Act On Cannabis Legalization

A group of six U.S. senators are pushing the Biden administration to finally use its power and remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 substances under federal law.

Benzinga

As drugmakers cut off discounts, providers fret for low-income patients

Hospitals and community and rural health clinics that serve low-income patients say drug manufacturers have threatened their financial stability by dramatically cutting back their participation in a federal drug discount program that saves those health providers millions of dollars a year.

Tribune News Service

Senate drafts last-ditch drug pricing plan ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Plan would allow HHS to negotiate prices within certain limits for up to 20 of the highest-cost drugs as well as insulin.

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Benzinga

White House Outlines New Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy: What You Need To Know

The White House unveiled the first phase of its national monkeypox vaccine strategy, with plans to send doses to areas with confirmed outbreaks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to distribute 296,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic A/S's (OTC:BVNRY) Jynneos vaccine, an already-developed monkeypox vaccine. The U.S. is releasing 56,000 doses of…

Tribune News Service

US health officials announce new monkeypox vaccination plan

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan to vaccinate eligible Americans against monkeypox, prioritizing those who have been exposed to the virus in states with the highest infection rates.

Benzinga

US Expands Monkeypox Testing Capacity To Five Commercial Lab Companies

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), started shipping monkeyp

Tribune News Service

US to expand monkeypox testing to large commercial labs

The U.S. plans to start testing for monkeypox at five of the nation’s largest commercial laboratories, broadening its effort beyond government facilities in an effort to address rising case numbers, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

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Axios

U.S. expands monkeypox testing in bid to better track scope of outbreak

The CDC has reported 156 confirmed cases as of today.

Reason

Supreme Court Decides Major Chevron Case Without Citing Chevron

American Hospital Association v. Becerra is another indication that lower courts are too quick to give agencies Chevron deference.

The Independent UK

HHS secretary Becerra tests positive for COVID-19 again

President Joe Biden’s top health official has again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after he came down with virus symptoms while on a trip to Germany

Salon

Biden HHS hands a "gift to McConnell"

Latest HHS move should alarm "every Congressional Democrat who wants to keep their seat in November"

Ballotpedia

CMS rule allows states to deduct union dues, benefits from Medicaid payments

On May 12, the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule allowing states to make Medicaid payments to third parties, such as for union dues or benefits, on behalf of individual home care providers.

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5 Outperforming Health Insurance Stocks Rated 'Strong Buy'

Demand for health insurance policies has soared over the past couple of years and is projected to continue rising amid heightened health awareness in the post-pandemic era. Thus, we think the stocks of quality health insurance companies Humana (HUM), Cigna (CI), Centene (CNC), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and Anthem (ANTM) could…

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What the end of America's public health emergency could mean

The decision will have far-reaching impacts.

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