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World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic; International Panel Proposes Steps

Tue, 2024-06-18 18:06 — mike kraft

World Is Not Ready For The Next Pandemic But Independent Panel Leaders Offer Way Forward - Health Policy Watch The world lacks the funds, political will and appropriate global platforms to tackle the next pandemic – and the World Health Organization (WHO) should Health Policy Watch

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Florida governor, while touring flooded areas, defends his scrapping state's climate change goals.

Tue, 2024-06-18 12:10 — mike kraft

Florida has unraveled climate goals for years. DeSantis struck the latest blow. - POLITICO

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday toured flood-ravaged areas of South Florida — and defended his recent move to scrap the state’s climate change goals.

DeSantis toured flooded areas of Hollywood, where he declared a state of emergency Wednesday after parts of the region received more than 20 inches of rain this week. There, he brushed off recent criticism from Democrats for signing a bill last month that struck language directing the state to promote renewable energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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National Academy of Sciences urges federal government and medical profession to develop a common definition of long Covid

Thu, 2024-06-13 13:50 — mike kraft

Federal Government, Clinicians, Employers, and Others Should Adopt New Definition for Long COVID to Aid in Consistent Diagnosis, Documentation, and Treatment | National Academies

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HHS lets UnitedHealth instead of hospitals, doctors notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports

Wed, 2024-06-12 10:28 — mike kraft

US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports The U.S.

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House Republicans' FY2025 appropriations bills would target climate change actions

Wed, 2024-06-12 10:01 — mike kraft

GOP’s fiscal 2025 spending bills heavy on climate change riders - Roll Call The first set of House appropriations bills target Biden’s climate agenda, to the chagrin of Democrats and environmental groups. mshaw Roll Call

The House isn’t scheduled to begin work on the lion’s share of fiscal 2025 spending on energy and the environment until July, but the chamber’s initial appropriations bills are already targeting Biden’s climate agenda, drawing rebukes from Democrats and environmental groups.

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Biden administration to eliminate including medical debt in credit reports

Wed, 2024-06-12 09:52 — mike kraft

In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports In a sweeping change that could improve millions of Americans' ability to own a home or buy a car, the Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a rule to ban medical debt from credit reports. The rule, announced by Vice President Kamala Harris and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, comes as President Joe Biden beefs up his efforts to persuade Americans his administration is lowering costs, a chief concern for voters in the upcoming election.

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Supreme Court to hear hospital payment case; Congressional efforts against administration's nursing home staffing quotas

Tue, 2024-06-11 10:05 — mike kraft

Supreme Court will hear case claiming US underpays hospitals serving needy patients The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income populations accusing the federal government of shortchanging them on Medicare funding by about $1.5 billion per year. Brendan Pierson Reuters

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Analysis of how the NIH $4 billion funded the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic response

Mon, 2024-06-10 11:31 — mike kraft

How $4 billion funded the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic response (medicalxpress.com)

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research is shedding light on how federal funding helped scientists understand the COVID-19 virus, develop new treatments and deploy lifesaving vaccines in record time.

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