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A Record Cyclospora Outbreak Meets a Thinner Food-Safety System
More than 15,700 confirmed cases, and the state and local staff who trace them say they no longer have the people to do the interviews.
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Part D Subsidies End a Year Early, and Premiums Are the Open Question
The payments that cushioned insurers after the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap took about $16 off the average monthly premium. They stop after next year.
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HHS Shelves Rule That Would Have Cut Funding Over Youth Gender Care
The department will not finalize a measure that would have barred Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals offering the care. Other tactics remain in play.
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A Proposal to Let Donors Die During Organ Retrieval Splits Bioethicists
The idea would set aside the Dead Donor Rule for patients who have already chosen euthanasia. Its critics say the rule is the reason the system works at all.
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Wildfires in Oregon Force Ranchers to Evacuate Cattle
Oregon's wildfire season is pushing ranchers to evacuate their cattle Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle.
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Eroded Public Health Powers Increase Outbreak Vulnerability
As concerns grow about hantavirus, Ebola and other threats, many state and local health agencies now have fewer tools to protect communities than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
