Summaries of well being coverage protection from main information organizations
The examine was carried out by the Collaborative Information Evaluation (CoDA) analysis crew utilizing knowledge collected from Louisiana Medicaid claims from 2017 to 2019. Researchers discovered a broad vary of well being issues doubtlessly linked to industrial air pollution.
Verite News:
New Study Ties Industrial Air Pollution In Louisiana To Increased Risk Of Pregnancy Complications And Learning Disabilities
Louisiana residents residing close to industrial areas are at a larger danger of experiencing studying disabilities, anemia miscarriage and plenty of different well being situations in line with a brand new analysis examine based mostly on knowledge from Medicaid claims made within the state. The Collaborative Information Evaluation (CoDA) analysis crew — which included researchers from Dillard College, Virginia Tech and the College of California San Francisco — appeared into the destructive well being impacts of residential publicity to industrial air pollution utilizing knowledge from Louisiana Medicaid claims from 2017 to 2019. (Yehiya, 4/16)
AP:
Tijuana River Sewage Is Making The Air Toxic And Sickening Thousands In California
Since 2018, greater than 100 billion gallons (378 billion liters) of uncooked sewage laden with industrial chemical substances and trash have poured into the Tijuana River, in line with the Worldwide Boundary and Water Fee. The river traverses land the place three generations of the Egger household as soon as raised dairy cows. The US and Mexico signed an settlement final 12 months to scrub up the longstanding drawback by upgrading wastewater vegetation to maintain up with Tijuana’s inhabitants development and industrial waste from factories, many owned by U.S. firms. (Watson and Pineda, 4/17)
In different information from California —
Bloomberg:
Biden Health Chief Rises In California Race After Swalwell Exit
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra surged within the first ballot following the abrupt departure of former Democratic front-runner Eric Swalwell. Becerra, who served as US secretary of well being and human providers within the Biden administration, now has 10% voter help, up from simply 3% final month, in line with an Emerson School survey launched Thursday. (Clanton, 4/16)
Central Florida Public Media:
Black Maternal Mortality Remains High In Florida. Groups, Hospitals Look For Change
Nationally, Black ladies are thrice extra more likely to die from a pregnancy-related trigger than white ladies, in line with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. In Florida, it is worse. (Pedersen, 4/16)
The Athletic:
Tiger Woods’ Attorney Challenges Subpoena Seeking Prescription Drug Records
Tiger Woods’ legal professional is difficult Florida prosecutors in search of a subpoena for the golfer’s prescription drugs from a pharmacy, in line with courtroom information filed in Martin County (Fla.) Circuit Courtroom on Tuesday. (Powell, 4/16)
Cardinal News:
10 Virginia Hospitals Listed As ‘At Risk,’ But What Does That Really Mean?
Rural hospitals usually function on skinny margins because of the excessive proportion of Medicaid sufferers they serve. They rely closely on Medicaid reimbursement to maintain the doorways open, although these funds don’t cowl the total price of delivering care. Hospitals sometimes lose cash when treating Medicaid sufferers. (Schabacker, 4/13)
Cardinal News:
Del. Wren Williams’ Wife Gives Birth On The Side Of The Road En Route To Hospital
The official announcement from the household got here with the tagline: “Mom and child are doing nicely after a wild journey.” (Yancey, 4/16)
On Medicaid work guidelines in Missouri and Minnesota —
St. Louis Public Radio:
Study Finds Two-Thirds Of Missouri Medicaid Recipients Have Jobs
Beginning subsequent 12 months, many adults who obtain advantages from Medicaid, the government-sponsored well being protection program for low-income and disabled folks, might want to show they’re working, volunteering or looking for a job. The federal directive was included in final 12 months’s huge spending invoice and is designed to foster “company” and “neighborhood engagement” amongst recipients. However an evaluation of Missouri census knowledge reveals that two-thirds of the state’s grownup Medicaid recipients are already working. (Fentem, 4/16)
Minnesota Public Radio:
Minnesota Up Against The Clock On Medicaid Changes
Minnesotans between the ages of 21 and 64 who apply for Medicaid might want to show that they’ve been working, attending faculty, or volunteering for a minimum of 80 hours every month to qualify for or retain medical health insurance below the joint federal-state program. This requirement follows President Trump’s signing of HR. 1 into regulation, a sweeping tax and spending invoice, final July. The brand new regulation is about to take impact on Jan. 1, 2027, leaving Minnesota lawmakers grappling with how one can implement modifications to the state’s administration of Medicaid funds earlier than the legislative session ends on Might 18. (Zurek, 4/17)
