The law was designed to rein in pharmacy benefit managers and stabilize local pharmacies, but officials say limited oversight and slow implementation have blunted its impact.
A recent survey finds over a third of households with children lacked enough food as federal support for food programs falters.
From R&B concerts in New Jersey to a 1950s sock hop in Connecticut, new data shows wide variation in how governments are spending the windfall.
After a series of in-custody deaths, the Sheriff’s Office is piloting smartwatch-style biometric devices to alert staff when inmates show signs of medical distress. The move has been hailed as promising but fraught with privacy and technical challenges.
Residents in four industrial corridor towns can see real-time air quality data — a project environmental groups hope will prompt voluntary emissions fixes without relying on regulation.
With hospitals operating on margins as low as 1 percent, new federal policy changes could undercut care access in rural communities.
An NIH-funded study found deep learning tools could forecast next-day relapse risk with high accuracy, giving clinicians time to intervene.
Federal officials said $4.65 billion from SNAP reserves will be released to meet a court order, but warned states may face weeks of delays processing partial benefits.
The Living Donor Support Program will cover up to $14,000 in expenses under a statewide initiative expected to assist up to 500 people annually.
The possibility that Congress could reach a deal on ACA subsidies has thrown this year’s open enrollment period into chaos. State leaders are gaming out strategies just in case.
With some counties lacking a single dentist and Medicaid reimbursements covering less than half of costs, Alabama’s pediatric dental-care system depends on a few practitioners stretched to the breaking point.
Proposition 36 — which made certain repeat drug and theft crimes into felonies — did not allocate funding to expand treatment slots or coordinate referrals.
But it doesn’t seem to be working, at least not yet. Pilot programs in Louisiana and Arizona reveal weak participation, limited functionality and risks of widespread coverage loss.
As demand for GLP-1 medications for weight loss surges and drug costs exceed $990 per month, state policymakers wrestle with coverage decisions and affordability concerns.
With the CDC’s dashboards and analysis paused, states are forced into DIY surveillance just as respiratory illness season begins.
The initiative offers GPS-enabled smartwatches and radio transmitters to help locate missing residents with dementia, autism or other conditions.
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