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Aug 16 2023
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Texas lawsuit aims to force Planned Parenthood to repay millions
AUSTIN -- A federal judge in Texas who put access to the abortion pill misefpristone in limbo earlier this year presided Tuesday over another potentially groundbreaking case: a state lawsuit seeking to force Planned Parenthood pay back millions of dollars it received through Medicaid. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk did not immediately rule following a hearing in the Texas Panhandle city
Texarkana GazetteJun 22 2023
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Supreme Court Renews South Carolina's Case to Defund Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the decision of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that had blocked South Carolina from stopping the taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.
The justices sent the case back to the lower court to reconsider it in light of their 7-2 ruling on June 8 in a related case from Indiana. Reuters reports that the ruling allowed an Indiana nursing home
CBNDec 04 2023
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2024 Voter Guide: Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Healthcare
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems faced an unprecedented surge of hospitalizations. Both the toll and stress of the pandemic have contributed to the erosion of public confidence in American healthcare. More than a third of Americans believe that their healthcare system is below average worldwide while around half of U.S. adults state that they have trouble affording high medical
AllSides StaffSep 17 2023
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Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law
For many in Florida’s vast immigrant community, daily life in recent months has become one governed entirely by fear.
Some try to drive as little as possible and make fewer trips to the supermarket. Others no longer take their children to the park and worry about allowing them to attend school. Others still are hiding out — avoiding travel to other states, not getting regular medical
Associated PressAug 29 2023
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Here are the first 10 Medicare drugs the government will negotiate lower prices for
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) early Tuesday announced the first 10 drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
These single-source drugs were chosen based on their eligibility under the IRA and are the “highest total Part D gross covered prescription drug costs” under Medicare Part D, according to the CMS. In total, these
The HillAug 09 2023
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August 9 Morning update by Arkansas News Now
Listen to the August 9th morning update from the Arkansas Now Newsroom: Blytheville authorities make multiple arrests in connection with copper wire thefts; Arkansas State Representative Charlene Fite announces she will not seek reelection, among five others. Renee Mallory appointed to Arkansas Secretary of Health position; Attorney General Tim Griffin announces his office will move to
KTLOMay 17 2023
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Biden, McCarthy eye work requirements on payments as compromise in debt ceiling fight
Negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are eyeing expanded work requirements for a federal program that gives cash directly to needy families as part of a deal to cut spending and raise the debt limit. Both sides say work requirements on recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program could be an acceptable compromise. House Republicans are pushing
Washington TimesJul 27 2023
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Families sue to stop Missouri’s trans health care ban from going into effect next month
A lawsuit to block Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care was filed in a state court in Cole County earlier this week. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed S.B. 49 into law in June. It bans all gender-affirming treatments, including reversible puberty blockers, for trans youth until August 2027. Any healthcare providers who violate the law risk losing their license. The law also bans both
LGBTQ NationJul 17 2023
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Groups sue Florida over latest immigration law
The law in question, FL SB 1718, allows authorities to charge someone with human trafficking if they knowingly transport an undocumented migrant across state lines. And it would prohibit an undocumented immigrant from driving a car even if they have a driver’s license from another state and requires state hospitals that receive Medicaid to ask patients of their immigration status. It “put
PoliticoApr 26 2023
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Feds double disgraced former Arkansas state senator Jeremy Hutchinson's prison sentence
Disgraced former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, who was implicated in a Medicaid fraud investigation, was sentenced to an additional 50 months in prison in federal court on Tuesday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . The son of former U.S. senator Tim Hutchinson and the nephew of former Arkansas governor and current presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson was previously sentenced to 46
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