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U.S. hospitals: tax break scrutiny; medicare payments for drug discount program

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Nonprofit hospitals under growing scrutiny over how they justify billions in tax breaks | CNN There’s growing scrutiny of how much the nation’s nonprofit hospitals spend — and on what — to justify billions in state and federal tax breaks. In exchange for these savings, hospitals are supposed to provide community benefits, like care for those who can’t afford it and free health screenings. CNN
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Biden administration announces new steps to reduce health care costs

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Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money for families President Joe Biden has rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs. The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. AP News
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Low-income communities benefit most from COVID vaccination--study

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Study: Low-income communities benefit most from COVID vaccination CIDRAP

... in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a study analyzing vaccination data in 81 communities in Los Angeles County finds that the vaccine had a greater impact on COVID-19 infections in lower-income communities than in their higher-income counterparts.

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Covid relief funds: Florida Gov DeSantis agency sent $92 million to a donor's project

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DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project Mori Hosseini, who donated a golf simulator to the governor’s mansion, championed a new exchange on I-95 that feeds directly into his housing and shopping center project. Washington Post
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U.S. Justice Department charges dozens in 16 states with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims

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Dozens in 16 states charged with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes. AP News
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More than $200 billion in U.S. COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog estimate

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The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives. That's according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs designed to help small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. AP News

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International COVID-19 vaccine program for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes

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COVID-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme's partners said. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Medicaid: More than 1 million Americans are dropped as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls

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More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.
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Verdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change

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Verdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change A jury verdict that found power company PacifiCorp liable for devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020 is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities face if they fail to take proper precautions for climate change. Utilities say they're taking steps to update, replace and even bury thousands of miles of powerlines. Experts say utilities should've started that work long ago. Power companies are now on the back foot. Wildfires have grown more destructive. And lawsuits over electrical equipment malfunctions have ballooned.
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U.S. southern states hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic --study

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Study: Southern US hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic CIDRAP

A study from researchers at the University of Kansas shows Southern states may have carried the brunt of mental health troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in that region most consistently worried about finances throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the emergence of new strains of the virus. The findings were published yesterday in PLOS One.

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