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Despite ‘grave concerns,’ Idaho lawmakers recommend continuing Medicaid expansion

BOISE, Idaho — Lawmakers tasked with recommending whether to continue with the state’s Medicaid expansion say they support funding the voter-approved benefits.

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Biden's plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 30, 2023, that he intends to end both the national emergency and the public health emergency declarations related to COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.

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Lisa Jarvis: Free COVID care will be gone soon. Should you worry?

On May 11, the COVID-19 public health emergency officially comes to a close in the U.S., and with it comes an end to largely free access to all related healthcare. House Republicans might want to declare it over this instant, but a cushion is needed — and this one might…

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Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion

A former University of Mississippi chancellor says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs

The Independent UK

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will spur a whirlwind of changes related to telehealth, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals and other priorities.

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End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes - Roll Call

The public health emergency created an array of health flexibilities, impacting everything from Medicaid to telehealth coverage.

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VIDEO FOR YOU: Sen. Raphael Warnock on fighting for Georgia

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Warnock, deal-maker yet party loyalist, settles into Senate

Newly reelected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is promising to use his first full term to cut deals where possible with Republicans and deliver for his home state

The Independent UK

Emergency’s over, but danger’s not: Pritzker ends pandemic disaster status, but warns, ‘COVID-19 has not disappeared’

Beyond the bureaucratic red tape, the disaster proclamation allowed Gov. J.B. Pritzker to put in place multiple executive orders. Should the pandemic worsen, he would have to make another disaster proclamation in order to issue those sorts of orders again.

Chicago Sun-Times

The U.S. COVID health emergency is set to end in May. From the end of free COVID tests to the return of copays, here's what it means for you

Access to free COVID vaccines will continue until the federal supply runs out. But for many, free COVID tests could soon be a thing of the past.

Fortune

Medicare Advantage plans overcharged government hundreds of millions but get to hang onto the money

The federal Medicare agency will require next to nothing from insurers for excess payments they got from 2011 to 2017 and won’t impose big penalties until audits for 2018 and beyond are conducted, which could be years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans – but there's a proven way to keep many of them insured

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

White House to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11

WASHINGTON — The White House will end a pair of COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, the latest signal that the administration is winding down its fight against the virus.

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Absence from work at record high as Americans feel strain from Covid

More than a million people have called out sick for the past three years, and CDC says long Covid probably a contributor too

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Our system is failing foster children

The failures of insurers in providing for foster children are widespread and occur largely without public scrutiny

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Staffing crunches in nursing homes

Nursing home closures largely stem from a shortage of workers, including nurses and nursing assistants

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Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

A newly released report from the Mississippi State Department of Health finds that an increasing number of mothers in the state have died in recent years due to pregnancy complications

Miami Herald

Florida sets record in Obamacare enrollment as people clamor for health insurance

Florida led the way with the highest number of people in the country who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, with more than 3.2 million people enrolling, or 20 percent of the country’s totals.

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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.

Reason

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.

Salon

Controversial lobbyist aids GOP governor

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

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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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