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Fifth Circuit allows Texas to deny emergency abortions

Department of Health and Human Services argued hospitals were required to perform emergency abortions to paitents under federal statue

The Independent UK

Court: Texas can ban emergency abortions

Texas sued over guidance reminding hospitals they are obligated to perform emergency abortions under federal law

Salon

Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules

The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions.

The Texas Tribune

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Drugmakers to Hike Prices on 500 Drugs Soon — Report

Big drugmakers plan to raise prices on more than 500 drugs this month, according to a Reuters report.

Kiplinger

Biden poised to loosen restrictions on marijuana, but some say it’s not enough

Legalization advocates say reclassifying drug to schedule III from schedule I doesn’t resolve state and federal law conflicts

The Guardian - US

Medicare: Dozens of Drugmakers Raised Prices Faster Than Inflation

Medicare: Biden administration slams pharmaceutical companies for steep price hikes on certain prescription drugs.

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Major Pharmacies Give Cops Patient Records Without a Warrant, Lawmakers' Investigation Finds

Three major pharmacy chains admitted to encouraging staff to hand prescription records over to law enforcement without a warrant, and without a legal review.

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Governors Urge Biden To Reschedule Cannabis: This Week In Cannabis Investing

"Rescheduling cannabis aligns with a safe, regulated product that Americans can trust," the governors wrote in a letter to POTUS.

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Will Abortion Issues Return to the Supreme Court?

The Court has been asked to intervene in cases involving abortion pills and criminal prosecution of abortion doctors.

Reason

Are Americans meeting federal dietary guidelines?

Most people fall short of meeting recommendations outlined by the government — at least 35% of adults 18 and older were considered obese in 2021 according to the definitions of 21 states and territories.

USAFacts

How Can the Biden Administration Immediately Support Dual Language Learners?

UnidosUS published a document with a series of policy recommendations for the nearly 7.5 million children learning two languages at the same time

Latin Times

Everything you need to know about 2024 ACA Open Enrollment

Many people will see lower premiums through 2025, thanks to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Fortune

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Queensland's Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has issued an historic directive requiring public hospitals to assist rape victims within 10 minutes.

AAP

Biden administration slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say

Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months

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Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

A third of Queensland's young doctors at public hospitals feel unsafe and more than half fear they will make a mistake due to fatigue from working long hours.

The Texas Tribune

Appeals court considers Texas’ challenge to federal abortion guidance

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion. Texas sued over the guidance last year.

WEKU

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

The federal government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost American production of medical gloves, but some companies say it's not enough when imported gloves have gotten cheaper.

Roll Call

GOP adds social policy riders to House Labor-HHS-Education spending bill - Roll Call

As House scrambles to complete spending bills, the latest Labor-HHS-Education bill includes new conservative social policy riders.

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The Independent UK

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure

Roll Call

Becerra, White House release $3.7 billion in home heating aid - Roll Call

The Biden administration is releasing 90 percent of the fiscal 2024 allocated funding for LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

USAFacts

Mammograms are recommended beginning at age 50. Are women getting them?

71.6% of women 50 and older have had a mammogram in the past two years. The biggest gap in screening rates is between insured and uninsured women.

Fortune

The U.S. is modernizing its 39-year-old organ transplant system–just in time for the AI revolution

For the first time since the national system’s creation in 1984, multiple organizations will participate in the system’s operations.

The Guardian - US

US nutrition panel’s ties to top food giants revealed in new report

Transparency group US Right to Know finds members linked to Nestlé, Coca-Cola and others, raising conflict-of-interest questions

WEKU

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

Kiplinger

How Medicare Is Affected by a Government Shutdown

A look at how Medicare is affected by a government shutdown, as well as other government-related health care.

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