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Washington's long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs

Washington next month will become the first U.S. state to deduct taxes from workers’ paychecks to finance a new long-term care benefit for residents who can’t live independently due to illness, injury or aging-related conditions like dementia

The Independent UK

10 Things You Should Know About Nursing Homes

Chronically understaffed and expensive, nursing homes have changed over the years, much of it for the worse. But they fill a need for many. How do you find a good one?

Kiplinger

More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems

At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks health data.

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Biden order aims to protect, expand contraception access - Roll Call

Biden's third executive order responding to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision is the first focused primarily on birth control.

Roll Call

Florida transgender Medicaid ban unconstitutional, judge rules

Judge Robert Hinkle blasted the state in his 54-page decision, saying the law and AHCA rule were established "for political reasons."

Axios

Muddled abortion laws confuse doctors

In states with changing abortion laws and legal challenges to new laws, physicians are uncertain of what procedures

Salon

Cook County’s good news and bad news: No new taxes or fees — but deficit now projected at $86 million

While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle…

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Federal judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid funding for transgender treatment

A federal judge has struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments

The Independent UK

Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

A widespread Arizona Medicaid scam that has left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless on the streets of metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Navajo Nation as fraudulent sober living homes lose their funding and turn former residents onto the streets

The Independent UK

Does Medicare cover dental care? What beneficiaries need to know

Currently, regular care like cleanings and fillings, or services like dentures or extractions, are the responsibility of beneficiaries.

Fortune

Food is medicine programs can improve health, reduce food insecurity

Illinois has a chance to expand food is medicine programs like medically tailored meals, designed by a health professional, which have been shown to reduce hospital visits, bring down health care costs and improve blood sugar levels.

Chicago Sun-Times

One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.

The Conversation

The people turning to birth control after the fall of Roe: ‘I feel a little safer’

More people are feeling backed into a corner after the supreme court struck down the nationwide right to abortion last year

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Forcing rape victims to pay for emergency medical care is devastating and cruel

In the summer of 2021, a woman seeking an abortion came to the Texas clinic where I worked as a physician. She’d been raped and was 15 weeks pregnant. I was the first medical provider she had seen since being assaulted. She told me she hadn’t gone to the emergency…

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Judge rules Missouri AG Bailey had no authority to inflate cost of abortion rights ballot measure

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Cole County judge on Tuesday ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had no authority to inflate the estimated cost of a ballot measure to restore abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis

JACKSON, MISS. — When Lauren Jones was pregnant with her first child, doctors overlooked a leak in her amniotic sac because her description of the symptoms didn’t strike them as cause for alarm.

Reason

Private Insurance and Government Programs Drive Up Health Care Costs

Letting third parties pay our bills pushes prices higher and limits our options.

Tribune News Service

Maryland politicos, advocates seek to make state a refuge for trans rights

As the national climate concerning transgender rights harshens, Maryland finds itself in a position to become a sanctuary for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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New Texas law extends Medicaid for new moms to a full year after childbirth

AUSTIN, Texas – Thousands of low-income mothers in Texas will receive a full year of health insurance after they’ve given birth under a new law that extends Medicaid benefits.

Tribune News Service

Biden picks Mandy Cohen, former NC health official, as CDC director

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Merck says it's being 'coerced' into negotiating its drug prices with Medicare. That's nonsense

No one really expected the pharmaceutical industry to lie down and take it when Congress authorized Medicare to start negotiating prices of the prescription drugs it buys for enrollees.

Roll Call

Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis - Roll Call

Mississippi struggles with high rates of C-sections, maternal mortality, with mammoth disparities between Black and white mothers.

Tribune News Service

Fraudsters are duping homeless people into signing up for ACA plans they can’t afford

MIAMI — Mary Zhelyazkova was surprised when pharmacists at Florida’s largest safety net hospital said they could not fill her prescription.

Salon

Biden to states: Slow Medicaid cuts

The Biden admin outlined several steps states can take to ensure everyone who still qualifies stays covered

Tribune News Service

Dental therapists help patients in need of care avoid the brush-off

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — All six of Michelle Ehlert’s children have Medicaid plans that should cover their dental care. But for years, she and her husband paid for dental care out-of-pocket — sometimes thousands of dollars a year.

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