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3 Red-Hot Large-Cap Stocks Outpacing the S&P 500

Large-cap stocks are generally known to provide better safety to investors during periods of volatility. Therefore, we think Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Vertex (VRTX), and Molina Healthcare (MOH), which have been outpacing the S&P 500, might be good investments now.

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Aging in the shadows: llinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind

CHICAGO — For more than a decade, Ananias Ocampo pushed a heavy ice cream cart through the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood as he waited for knee replacement surgery. When it got too cold for ice cream, the 78-year-old would go door-to-door selling homemade cheese even though he depended on…

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Uninsured will now pay for COVID tests

Government funding cuts to key pandemic programs forced by GOP opposition arrive as progressives in Congress renew their push for Medicare for All.

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Senators ask GAO to examine Medicaid’s low COVID vaccination rates

Two prominent Democratic senators have requested a Government Accountability Office study of why COVID-19 vaccination rates remain far lower among Medicaid enrollees than the general population and what barriers are impeding state efforts to increase immunizations among program beneficiaries, low-income people who have been disproportionately affected by the virus.

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Health worker shortage forces states to scramble

Top Hawaii officials recently received an urgent warning: If they didn’t act, the state would lose the services of hundreds of health care workers who have been essential in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Michael Hiltzik: Obamacare has been an economic boon, but some red states still don't get the message

Every anniversary of Obamacare's enactment is an occasion to take stock of the landmark legislation's positive impact on Americans.

Los Angeles Times

5 Undervalued Insurance Stocks to Buy Right Now

Inflation has surged to multi-year highs, so the Fed is contemplating raising interest rates aggressively this year. And an increasing interest rate environment typically translates to revenue growth for financial companies, including insurers. Thus, we think it could be wise to bet on quality insurance stocks Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM),…

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IBD Stock Of The Day HCA Healthcare: Safe Inflation Play Near Buy Point As Covid Wanes

Hospital operator HCA Healthcare offers relative inflation safety as Covid fades. The IBD Stock Of The Day is near buy points.

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MacKenzie Scott gives Planned Parenthood $225 million, including $9 million for Missouri's only facility

ST. LOUIS — Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received its largest single donation — $9 million — from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the abortion and reproductive health care provider announced Wednesday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency

More than two years into the country’s declared public health emergency, the Biden administration faces a dilemma about whether and when to end it.

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Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency - Roll Call

The administration is under pressure to end the public health emergency but doing so could take away insurance for millions of Americans.

Roll Call

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital.

Tribune News Service

El COVID-19 se está desvaneciendo, pero poner fin a la emergencia sanitaria podría dejarnos vulnerables

A medida que el coronavirus cede su control mortal sobre Estados Unidos y las reglas pandémicas que rigen la vida diaria desaparecen, ¿es hora de declarar el fin de la emergencia nacional de salud pública?

Los Angeles Times

Stacey Abrams makes a personal case for Medicaid expansion

Stacey Abrams kicked off her first day on the campaign trail in front of a shuttered hospital in rural Cuthbert with a vow to expand Medicaid. She ended it atop a stage in west Atlanta where she sharpened her message before a cheering crowd of hundreds of supporters.

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Muchos beneficiarios de Medicaid perderían su cobertura cuando termine la pandemia

La mayor parte de la nación se alegrará cuando el gobierno de Biden levante la emergencia de salud pública que está en vigor desde marzo de 2020. Pero cuando llegue ese momento –probablemente este verano, a falta de otra oleada– pudiera poner a muchos millones de adultos y niños que…

Los Angeles Times

COVID-19 is fading. But ending the health emergency could leave us vulnerable

As the coronavirus releases its deadly grip on the United States and pandemic rules governing daily life fall away, is it time to declare the national public health emergency over?

Miami Herald

‘Culture wars’ session of Florida Legislature is nearly over, but emotions are still raw

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Republican leaders made certain this year’s legislative session would be emotional.

Tribune News Service

Many Medicaid recipients could lose coverage as pandemic ends

Most of the nation will rejoice when the Biden administration lifts the public health emergency that has been in force since March 2020. But when that moment comes — probably this summer, absent another surge — it could put many millions of adults and children currently on Medicaid at risk…

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En una pandemia, la gente sabe que necesita comida o vivienda. Pero, ¿cómo ayudarlos a darse cuenta de que también necesitan terapia?

CHICAGO— A medida que avanzaba la pandemia, Kayode Martin se sentía atascado.

Tribune News Service

California governor’s big promises on drug prices are slow to materialize

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, he promised to lower prescription drug costs for all Californians.

Chicago Tribune

In a pandemic, people might know they need food or housing. But how do you help them realize they also need therapy?

CHICAGO — As the pandemic wore on, Kayode Martin felt stuck.

Benzinga

Evolent Health 'Notification Award' Removes $82M Overhang, Notes Piper Sandler

In an SEC filing, Cook County named Evolent Health Inc (NYSE:EVH) the sole third-party administrator for CountyCare Health Plan from fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025. Piper Sandler analyst Jessica Tassan notes that the award extends a contract Evolent has held since fiscal 2018 to provide administrative simplification services to support CountyCare's 425,000 Medicaid…

Axios

The end of the pandemic could usher in a spike in the uninsured rate

Temporary Medicaid and Affordable Care Act reforms are set to end.

The Guardian - US

Blue states seek to protect abortion rights before supreme court decision

An upcoming decision by the conservative-leaning court could overturn Roe v Wade and imperil abortion rights nationwide

Tribune News Service

From Alabama to Utah, efforts to vaccinate Medicaid enrollees against COVID run into obstacles

Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts by government officials and private organizations to get low-income people inoculated, according to data from several states.

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