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ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK

KFF Health News – Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills for back taxes. Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as a serious challenge for the ACA, also known as Obamacare. Brokers say the ease with which rogue agents can get into policyholder accounts in the...

Rioting charges for 222 migrants who broke through razor wire, knocked down guards on Texas border in shocking video

Authorities confiscated knives and shanks from some of the migrants involved in the rush, according to a National Guard source.

Senate investigating whether ER care has been harmed by growing role of private-equity firms

Improper billing, retaliation and anti-competitive activities are being reported at emergency rooms throughout the nation.

Nation Prays For Joe Biden As He Celebrates Bearing False Witness

HEADLIINE HEALTH – Today, millions of Christians around the world observe Easter Sunday, the holy day commemorating the resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. According to two millennia of Christian tradition, Christ came to save believers from their sins. Christian teaching is that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. A sin is defined as anything that offends God and is contrary to his laws. Wanting mankind to know and...

Untangling the threads of early onset dementia

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Changes in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementia in patients under the age of 65, which is associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Researchers have known that a less common protective variant of a gene called TMEM106B may slow disease progression, and now they have new insight into how parts of the protein produced...

People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says

STAT NEWS – People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19 vaccination than people living in Democratic-leaning states, a new analysis finds, suggesting that how people view their post-vaccine side effects or decide whether to report them may be shaped by their political views. The cross-sectional study, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, looked at more than 620,000 entries in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System from 2020...

Japan warns on surge in potentially deadly strep throat cases

TOKYO – Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in Tokyo. Across the country, infections of streptococcus bacteria of the throat are being diagnosed at quadruple the pace of the past five years, according to a health ministry report earlier this month. Through March 10, Japan recorded 474 cases of the more serious streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (SSTS), which...

Virginia GOP Governor Vetoes Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote that “the proposed legalization of retail marijuana in the Commonwealth endangers Virginians’ health and safety.”

Voter: I Am Leaving The Democratic Party Over Obamacare, “Everything They Said Was Not True”

I thought I would share why I am no longer a Democrat... I was a two-time bone cancer survivor, still am. That's how I lost my arm. Having healthcare was extremely important to me. I heard all the talking points of "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor," "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan, "the average family is going to save $1,500 a year," "it's not a tax." All of...

Milk from sick dairy cattle in 2 states test positive for bird flu: What to know

Bird flu has cost the government roughly $660 million and in recent times raised the price of eggs and poultry. At least 58 million birds were slaughtered last year to limit the spread of the virus.

Linda Lorraine Bean Dies At 82

Linda Lorraine Bean (April 28, 1941 – March 23, 2024) was an American businessperson and donor. As a candidate of the Republican Party, Bean ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 1988 and 1992. She was the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean and an heiress to the L.L.Bean company. Congressional campaigns Bean ran twice for Congress, in 1988 and 1992. In 1988, Bean sought the Republican nomination for Maine's 1st district of the House to challenge...

Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices

Aldi generated $124 billion in 2022, with $40 billion in the United States.

Burger King’s Menu Specials: 2 For $5 Deal

EATRDRINKDEALS.COM – Burger King has a new 2 for $5 offer going for a limited time, and other deals like $2.99 Chicken Wraps. Get 2 Whopper Jrs. or Chicken Wraps for only $5 with the Burger King Duo special valid for a limited time. You can mix and match between the following: Whopper Jr. Royal Crispy Wrap Spicy Royal Crispy Wrap Honey Mustard Royal Crispy Wrap Burger King 2 For $5 Special BK Melts and Cheesy Tots Burger...

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it

“Once the virus is in wildlife, it spreads like wildfire, as long as there are susceptible animals and species.”

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