LAW AND POLITICS

GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – State-inspected meat and poultry sold on the internet could soon be crossing state lines, as the federal government embraces “direct to consumer” sales. Direct-to-consumer sales are favored by the nascent “Food Freedom” movement for reducing food safety concerns. Many state and local statutes use the technique in scaling back food safety regulations for raw milk and various homemade products. Such a tactic hasn’t come up on the federal level until now. U.S. Senators...

America’s Pharmacy Benefit Managers Support Trump’s Drug Pricing Momentum

REAL CLEAR HEALTH – The Trump Administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices has resulted in progress on a new approach to getting brand name drug manufacturers to announce price reductions in connection with direct-to-consumer avenues for Americans to access some of their products. Selling to direct-to-consumer has been characterized by some as a way to work around consumers’ pharmacy benefits – the reality is that America’s pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) stand ready to support...

Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

KFF Health News – The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain individuals enrolled in Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve received more than 170,000 names collectively — an “unprecedented” step by the federal government that ensnares the state-federal health program in the president’s immigration crackdown. Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage...

Immigrants Worry About Losing Food Stamps: HEADLINE HEALTH

For what conceivable reason would US taxpayers provide federal benefits to non-citizens? – HEADLINE HEALTH

RFK Jr. now says there’s ‘not sufficient’ proof to show Tylenol causes autism

Flip-flopping Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to have shredded whatever slim amount of credibility he had left.

Obamacare’s dreaded ‘death spiral’

Heard on Morning Edition – If Congress does not extend the federal subsidies set to expire in December, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 4 million people will become uninsured in the next several years. The people who opt to go without insurance will probably be younger and healthier, Cox says, "because sicker, older people will be more motivated to keep their coverage, even if that means paying a lot more each month." It's easy to...

Virginia Governor Declares Emergency Over Looming Loss of SNAP Benefits

“This is an extraordinary action and is only necessary because of the shamelessness of congressional Democrats,” Youngkin said in a statement.

New York City Mayor Adams Eliminates $135 Million in Medical Debt

Eliminating medical debt was one of the key commitments Adams laid out in his State of the City address last year.

Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement

ADA is basis of agreement that could set national precedent for people taking addiction medications

Trump’s Genius Plan To Protect US From Narcoterrorists [Ka-Boom!]

The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.

Trump eliminates entire federal health agencies that funded ‘queer health’

The Advocate – As the federal government shutdown enters its 12th day on Sunday, the Trump administration has implemented a comprehensive purge of the federal public health workforce, laying off thousands of employees at the Department of Health and Human Services, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cuts have dismantled critical programs in family planning, LGBTQ+ and adolescent health, and infectious disease surveillance, leaving experts warning that the United States is...

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