by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 8, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The U.S. government is planning to lift COVID-19 testing requirements on travelers from China on Friday, amid a decline in cases there following a winter surge, according to people familiar with the matter. Those traveling to the U.S. from mainland China, Hong Kong,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 8, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
President Biden, as part of his budget set for release on Thursday, will propose raising and expanding a tax on Americans earning more than $400,000 as part of a series of efforts to extend the solvency of Medicare by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class...
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,...
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