States take drastically different approaches to recovering Medicaid money from deceased participants’ estates. Demands for repayment of Medicaid spending can drain the assets a person leaves behind, depending on where they lived.
Category: Public Health
11 states where H5N1 has jumped to mammals in 2023
Eleven states have detected the H5N1 strain of avian flu in mammals since the beginning of 2023, according to the Agriculture Department.
Size-inclusive medicine: a response to AAP’s guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with obesity
We are a grassroots advocacy organization of medical students across the country, focused on making health care more equitable for patients in larger bodies. We join the physicians, eating disorder professionals, and community members who raise concern…
CDC adds long COVID-19 to death certificate guidance
Death certificates will soon include long COVID-19 as a cause now that the CDC has broadened guidelines for certifying deaths.
Community Workers Fan Out to Persuade Immigrant Seniors to Get Covered
California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant adults lacking legal residency since May, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible. Community workers are now searching for them.
NYC Makes Clear Its Intent to Lead on Abortion Access
Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement this year to provide abortion pills free of charge at four of New York’s sexual health clinics is the city’s latest move on abortion access. Other jurisdictions are also taking steps.
Michael Dowling: Focusing on gun violence as a public health issue builds connection
So far there have been more mass shootings than days in 2023. It is a reality that continues to drive Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling to lead the charge in healthcare’s fight to prevent gun violence.
Providers worry Ohio derailment behind swath of respiratory issues, other ailments
Medical professionals believe the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, is behind a number of health issues residents are now experiencing, NBC News reported Feb. 25.
CDC emergency declaration notes rise of drug-resistant Shigella
A rise in the infection rate of antibiotic-resistant Shigella has prompted the CDC to issue an emergency declaration.
Lab leak likely caused pandemic, US energy department says
The U.S. Energy Department has zeroed in on a laboratory leak as the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, though officials said the conclusion was made with “low confidence,” The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 26.
