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Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.

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Luring out-of-state professionals is just the first step in solving Montana’s health worker shortage

Jenna Eisenhart spent nearly six years as a licensed therapist in Colorado before deciding to move to a place with a greater need for her services. She researched rural states facing a shortage of behavioral health providers and accepted a job as a lead clinical primary therapist at Shodair Children’s…

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Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youth under state supervision sleeping in hotels across Georgia.

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Social Security Is on the Brink of Collapse. The GOP Won't Touch It.

In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.

Reason

Controversial lobbyist aids GOP governor

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo criticized his predecessor's ties to lobbyist, then asked him for help

Salon

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Montana’s conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose significant statewide abortion restrictions, seek to tighten the state’s Medicaid rules to make it more difficult for low-income women to receive abortions.

Tribune News Service

Fewer Medi-Cal patients got crucial treatment for hepatitis C amid pandemic

LOS ANGELES — Fewer people have gotten crucial medication for hepatitis C under Medi-Cal in recent years, troubling advocates who have pushed to expand the lifesaving treatment.

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Florida employee alleges state ignored process to issue transgender Medicaid study

A state employee raised concerns to a top Florida Medicaid official that the government didn’t follow its standard process in recommending against Medicaid coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria, according to emails included in an ongoing federal lawsuit.

Tribune News Service

When will Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for children begin?

Floridians will soon get another chance to weigh in on the state’s pending ban on medical treatment for transgender children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But it’s unlikely that the proposed restrictions will change significantly as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has taken aim at this issue.

Tribune News Service

New WH chief is "health care profiteer"

"Jeff Zients has become astonishingly rich by profiteering in healthcare," watchdog group warns

Salon

Florida nursing home workers say they’re not getting minimum wage

It was praised as a solution to Florida’s nursing home staffing crisis.

Tribune News Service

With Roe overturned, Missouri's anti-abortion advocates focus on new goals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Anti-abortion advocates met their goal last year of overturning Roe v. Wade, but that doesn’t mean they’re done yet.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Boebert targets Planned Parenthood

Boebert's bill will block federal tax dollars from Planned Parenthood by redirecting funds to community centers

Salon

People in abortion-restrictive US states economically disempowered – study

Wages, incarceration rates and unemployment benefits access worse when compared with states allowing the procedure

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3 Stocks That Can Help Keep Your Retirement Account Safe

Although the Fed’s seven interest rate hikes were able to cool inflation in the last three months of 2022, the central bank remains committed to achieving its inflation target by raising interest rates through 2023. As the economy might witness a slowdown, investors could consider adding fundamentally sound and dividend-paying…

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Will Texas Gov. Greg Abbott develop signature achievement during third term?

AUSTIN, Texas — Greg Abbott’s tenure as Texas governor has been highlighted by crises.

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In Montana, ending involuntary commitments would shift burden of dementia care to strapped communities

HELENA, Mont. — Montana state lawmakers from both parties have shown support for a plan to stop the practice of committing people with Alzheimer’s disease, other types of dementia or traumatic brain injuries without their consent to the troubled Montana State Hospital and instead direct them to treatment in their…

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Medicaid contractor Centene Corp. under federal scrutiny over foster kids’ medical care

An Illinois Answers Project investigation found that the insurance giant fell short in providing basic care. Now, federal officials want answers from state agencies overseeing the program.

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LZ Granderson: Republicans want to cut Medicare. Here's how real leaders would handle the deficit

Our population was getting older and broker.

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Florida commission urges sweeping mental health reforms

A state commission is urging Florida to enact sweeping reforms to its patchwork system of mental health care.

Los Angeles Times

Long after LA's mental health chief quit, pressures he faced still shape the agency

LOS ANGELES — A 2017 trip to observe a celebrated Italian mental health system made believers out of a group of Los Angeles County and nonprofit leaders.

The Independent UK

Montana seeking prior authorization for Medicaid abortions

State officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require prior authorization before its health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid

Ballotpedia

Partisan control of all state legislative seats nationwide changed by less than 0.5% in 2022

Welcome to the Tuesday, Jan. 10 Brew.

Los Angeles Times

Hepatitis C is a slow-moving killer that can be stopped. What's getting in the way?

LOS ANGELES — Michael Mendez said that when learned he had hepatitis C, "I didn't even know what it was."

The Independent UK

From Trump to governor: Sanders prepares to take on new role

Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she wants to keep the focus on Arkansas as she prepares to take office as the state’s 47th governor

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