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More migrant kids dying in US custody

The Honduran foreign minister said his government is in contact with the family of the teen who died

Salon

Unaccompanied minor dies after stay in Florida migration shelter

Cause of death is not yet known for 17-year-old Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, discovered unconscious in US custody.

Al Jazeera

Border towns face ‘difficult’ situation as Title 42 expires and tens of thousands of migrants wait to cross into US

‘We knew this was going to be a difficult transition,’ Homeland Security secretary says

The Independent UK

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Unaccompanied Honduran teen dies in US custody as Title 42 expires

Investigators trying to determine cause for teen’s death, which occurred in a Florida shelter on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

Honduran teen dies in US immigration custody, weeks after crossing southern border

A 17-year-old boy from Honduras died this week in U.S. immigration custody

The Independent UK

What Medicare beneficiaries need to know about the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency rules

Whether Medicare will or won’t cover certain health care costs may now depend on whether you are in Traditional Medicare or a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan.

Fortune

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

As US public health emergency declaration comes to an end, Al Jazeera looks at the pandemic’s heavy toll on the country.

Al Jazeera

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Free COVID-19 Tests Are Ending Soon: How to Get Yours

Rules on insurance coverage for COVID-19 tests change on May 11. Find out how to get free tests before and after the deadline.

Kiplinger

US often didn't screen workers at migrant centers: Watchdog

A government watchdog says the federal Health and Human Services Department often failed to perform required background checks on workers at emergency holding centers for migrant children who crossed the border alone during a surge in 2021

The Independent UK

Feds Investigating Hospitals in 2 States That Refused To Perform Life-Saving Abortion

Plus: The "Kids Online Safety Act" is back and as bad as ever, expect another interest rate hike today, and more…

Reason

Why Do Federal Bureaucrats Need So Much Firepower?

A new report details a startling trend: Federal agencies with no obvious law enforcement purview are spending millions each year on guns and ammunition.

Reason

What is the definition of poverty in the US?

A brief guide to how the government defines poverty in America.

USAFacts

Feds wrote $128M in duplicate checks to docs, report finds

The federal government wrote duplicate checks to doctors who provided care for veterans, costing taxpayers $128 million in extra payments over the last five years, according to a new watchdog report out this week

The Independent UK

Prior authorization rules are stressful for Medicare Advantage customers

Millions of prior authorization requests are denied every year, leaving some Medicare Advantage customers without adequate care. But changes are coming to fix this.

Fortune

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Salon

Biden admin ignored child migrant labor

"I did everything I could to warn them," said one former official. "They just didn't want to hear it"

USAFacts

A cap on insulin costs benefits millions of Americans with diabetes

How many people are diagnosed with diabetes in the US?

Tribune News Service

Legislative themes emerge on upcoming pandemic reauthorization

WASHINGTON — The broad outlines of an upcoming debate over a pandemic preparedness reauthorization bill are beginning to emerge as regulators, policymakers and industry groups take stock of lessons learned from COVID-19.

Roll Call

Legislative themes emerge on upcoming pandemic reauthorization - Roll Call

A reauthorization of the pandemic preparedness law will give Congress a chance to revisit its handling of COVID-19.

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Health research focus could give NIH competition for funding

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are more interested in biomedical research than ever, but with limited funds for nondefense spending, experts worry the National Institutes of Health could end up in competition with the new agency the Biden administration wants to build to confront the toughest problems.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

WASHINGTON — “Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento.

Reason

Federal Court Strikes Down Obamacare Preventive Care Insurance Mandates

The ruling is based on separation of powers and Religious Freedom Restoration Act grounds.

Roll Call

Health research focus could give NIH competition for funding - Roll Call

White House has proposed relatively flat funding for NIH and is seeking $1 billion increase for NIH's newer, flashier cousin, ARPA-H.

Roll Call

Flat funding for Title X causes scramble for clinics - Roll Call

Title X funding has sat at $286.5 million for nine years. Finding bipartisan support for more money may be difficult.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Biden says he wants to bring down drug prices. His actions tell a different story

You might get the impression from the Biden administration's insulin price cut and its initiative allowing Medicare to negotiate over other pharmaceuticals that the drug pricing issue is finally being taken seriously in Washington.

Salon

HHS delayed fluoride data on brain harm

Dental groups urged HHS officials to alter report they believed threatened water fluoridation

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