by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 8, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The bipartisan move is the culmination of a two-year effort to convince a majority of the Republican-controlled...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 7, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Five women filed a lawsuit against Texas Monday over laws they say prevented them from getting abortions despite the life-threatening circumstances of their pregnancies. It’s the first lawsuit that’s been filed against a state that has enacted a ban...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 7, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A collection of nine hospital groups wrote to congressional leadership Monday calling for action to stave off $8 billion in cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments that could start October 1. While Congress has traditionally delayed the cuts,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 6, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
California, Washington, and Oregon are dropping mask requirements in health care settings. California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and to end vaccination requirements for health care workers. On April 3,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 6, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Nearly a quarter of physicians reported clinical depression in a new Medscape survey, while 9 percent admitted to suicidal thoughts. Medscape surveyed 9,100 physicians across 29 specialties last year. Two-thirds of doctors reported colloquial depression, according to...
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