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Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’

Kaiser Health News – The pandemic-caused recession and a federal requirement that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled until the national emergency ends swelled the pool of people in the program by more than 9 million over the past year, according to a report released Thursday. The latest figures show Medicaid enrollment grew from 71.3 million in February 2020, when the pandemic was beginning in the U.S., to 80.5 million in January, according to a KFF...

Feds Crack Down On Amish Organic Farmer

Federal Judge Edward G. Smith Wednesday found farmer Amos Miller in contempt of court in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Miller is the owner of Miller’s Organic Farm in Upper Leacock Township. He’s long resisted federal food safety laws, recently saying his actions are intended to make it possible for his children to stay on the farm. “I am willing to take the stand to make sure that we preserve our culture,”  Miller told a local newspaper.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces “Fire Fauci Act”

FOX 5 Atlanta – A group of House Republicans introduced legislation with the intention of removing Dr. Anthony Fauci as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The group accuses him of misinforming former President Donald Trump and Americans with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is the sponsor of the bill. She said Tuesday she was proud to sponsor the "Fire Fauci Act," explaining Americans "deserve answers" to government...

Kamala: Vaccines “Safe, Free, Inspected”

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Carolina on Monday to kick off a nationwide push to vaccinate millions more Americans against the coronavirus as July 4 holiday celebrations loom. Watch Harris’ remarks in the video player above. Harris spoke at the Phillis Wheatley Community Center at a vaccine mobilization event, reminding an audience of more than 150 that the coronavirus vaccines available are safe, free and effective in an effort to debunk...

Florida Wildlife Manager Finds $1.2M In Cocaine

NBC NEWS  – More than 30 kilograms of cocaine with a value topping $1 million were seized after washing ashore last month at the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida, according to the U.S. Space Force. The drugs were discovered on May 19 by Angy Chambers, a civil engineer and wildlife manager, who noticed the packages strewn about the beach while conducting a turtle nesting survey, officials said. The estimated value of the 24 packages of...

‘Bill Of Rights’ Promises Healthcare For Migrant Workers

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. — A woman with pregnancy complications needed permission from her boss to visit a doctor. Community health volunteers were turned away from delivering food and covid information to worker housing. A farmworker had a serious allergic reaction but was afraid to seek treatment. To Nicole Civita, policy director with Colorado advocacy group Project Protect Food Systems Workers, such stories encapsulate an entrenched power dynamic that covid-19 has brought into...

New Book Unmasks Birx’s Political Agenda

A new book written by one of President Joe Biden's top coronavirus advisers suggests Dr. Deborah Birx hoped former President Donald Trump would lose the 2020 presidential election.

States Return Unwanted Vaccines To Federal Agencies

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed down so much that two states have given millions of doses back to the federal government, even though less than half of their total populations are vaccinated.

Bought And Paid For: Big Pharma Doles Out Campaign Cash To 2,400 Legislators

WASHINGTON — State lawmakers in Oregon have tried to lower high drug prices from nearly every angle: They’ve sought to cap how much people can pay for insulin, install a panel that could determine how much state agencies should pay for medicines, and even import drugs in bulk from Canada. Nearly every proposal has failed. One reason, at least according to the effort’s supporters: Two-thirds of the state legislature accepted at least one campaign check from the...

New Tech Could Doom Invasive Pythons

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have published a first-of-its-kind study that shows that near-infrared (NIR) spectrum cameras can help hunters more effectively track down these invasive snakes, especially at night.

Cal. Dems. Want $100 Million For ‘Health Equity’

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, SACRAMENTO — After the killing last year of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared racism a public health crisis. The governors of Michigan and Nevada quickly followed, as have legislative bodies in Minnesota, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Yet California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who governs one of the most racially and ethnically diverse populations in the U.S., has not. State Democratic lawmakers are not...

States Seek To Curb Health Agency Powers Following Lockdown Carnage

Now, in the wake of the pandemic, states across the country are advancing legislation to curb the powers of public health departments following one of the most destructive and contentious years in American history.

Vaccine-Tampering Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison

Steven Brandenburg stated he was skeptical of vaccines in general, specifically Moderna, and told his coworkers his beliefs about vaccines.

STUDY: Michigan 51st Nationwide For COVID Recovery

Scott McClallen, The Center Square – Michigan’s COVID-19 recovery is the slowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub study released Tuesday. Here are Michigan’s metrics using data current as of June 7. Recovery from COVID-19 in Michigan (1=Quickest, 25=Avg.): 25th – Share of Population Fully Vaccinated 35th – Share of Vaccine Supply Used 25th – COVID-19 Death Rate 46th – COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate 18th – Share of Hospitals with Staff Shortages 45th – Share of...
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