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Texas Collects More than $700 Million from Medicaid Fraud Probes
Publication -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has recovered more than $200 million in improper or fraudulent payments to medical providers, suppliers, and drug companies by the state’s Medicaid system in fiscal year 2023. The findings of the AG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and Civil Medicaid Fraud Division, and the Texas Health […] -
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Congress Moves to Allow Inpatient Drug Addiction Care Under Medicaid
Publication -For the first time, states would have the option to provide inpatient care for drug addiction in mental hospitals for 30 days under Medicaid without seeking a waiver, under the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in a vote of 386 to 37, on December […] -
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Illegal Aliens Get Free Health Care in California
Publication -California has set another milestone this year by becoming the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health insurance for all undocumented immigrants. Now, regardless of age, all undocumented immigrants in the Golden State qualify for Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the federal Medicaid program for American citizens with low incomes. As a result, an additional 700,000 […] -
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Texas AG Sues Drug Makers for Adulterated ADHD Drugs for Children
Publication -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing drug manufacturers Pfizer and Tris Pharma for misrepresenting a drug to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) they claimed complied with Food and Drug Administration regulations, that was adulterated. Tris was under contract with Pfizer to manufacture the ADHD drug Quillivant XR for children enrolled in Medicaid. The Texas AG’s […] -
Federal Science Panel Rejects Stricter Air Particulate Standards
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee determined air quality standards for fine particulate matter are sufficiently protective of the public health and do not need to be tightened further. -
Poll: Millions Know People Who Died Because Health Care Was Unaffordable
Opinion -health-care-news, News -A new poll shows more than 13 percent of American adults believe someone they know died because they did not receive needed medical treatment or could not pay for it. -
Physicians Offer Solutions for Clinician ‘Burnout’
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -Physicians across the nation give their view on the causes of professional dissatisfaction and what can be done to fix it. -
Kidney Patients Die Despite Plenty of Donated Organs, Study Finds
Opinion -health-care-news, News -About 10,000 patients with kidney disease die from renal failure each year in the United States, and a new study shows it’s not for lack of organ donors. -
Louisiana Senate Approves Obamacare Replacement Plan
Opinion -health-care-news, News -An Obamacare replacement plan passed unanimously in the Louisiana Senate and is expected to clear the House and head to the governor’s desk. -
Restaurants Impose Customer Surcharge for Employee Health Care
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Restaurants around the country are now adding surcharges to diners’ checks to pay for sick leave and health insurance for their employees. -
Louisiana Lawmakers Seek to Crack Down on Medicaid Fraud after Audit Shows Enrollment Abuse
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Louisiana lawmakers are pushing forward several bills in response to an audit of the state’s Medicaid program which resulted in the removal of 30,000 people from rolls because they earned too much money. -
Courts Reject Challenges to EPA Policy on Science Advisory Boards
Opinion -environment-climate-news, News -In two separate cases, federal courts tossed out lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s policy aimed at preventing conflicts of interest for people serving on the agency’s scientific advisory boards. -
EPA’s Chemical Risk Assessments Rely on Flawed Science, Study Finds
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A new study concludes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a program assessing the toxicity of chemicals and any risk from exposure to them, often produces assessments based on flawed research. -
The IPCC is still wrong on climate change. Scientists prove it.
Opinion -Editorial -On October 8, the IPCC released a special report on the alleged impacts of global warming. Three days earlier, NIPCC released the Summary for Policymakers of its own forthcoming report. The two reports tell dramatically different stories. -
U.S. Senate Launches Probe of NSF Climate Grants
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Four prominent Senators sent a letter to National Science Foundation Inspector General (IG) Allison Lerner requesting her office investigate a grant program administered by NSF designed to educate meteorologists about climate change. -
Now They’re Waging War on Plastics!
Opinion -Editorial -Earth Day Network’s misguided anti-plastic campaign is a sign of more nonsense to come. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Health Care Executive Order
Opinion -Press Release -"Attention Congress, this is what leadership looks like." - Tim Huelskamp -
Portland Mayor Challenges President on Climate, Oregon on Air Pollution
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is challenging the state of Oregon over what he considers insufficient state action to reduce air pollution in Portland. -
Heartland Weekly: Wind Power: High Environmental Costs, Limited Energy Delivered
Opinion -News -In his speech on Wednesday at a rally in Iowa, President Donald Trump made fun of the idea that wind power could meet more than a small fraction of America’s energy needs. Was he right? -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on New York Bill to Ban Vaping Where Smoking Is Banned
Opinion -Editorial -"Treating e-cigarettes like cigarettes can’t possibly lower exposure to secondhand smoke, because there is no secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes." - Jeff Stier -
Claims of Climate-Caused Human Health Problems Questioned
Opinion -environment-climate-news -"Junk science" is behind many of the claims linking current levels of air pollution and climate change to human health problems. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Address to Congress
Opinion -Editorial -"President Trump’s speech should help him gain public support for his programs. Inviting Democrats to put petty politics aside and work with him for the good of the country was a reasonable request." - Robert Genetski -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump Proposal to Speed FDA Drug Approvals
Opinion -Press Release -“The Trump administration’s commitment to cutting the existing costly and sometimes deadly red tape is a vital and most welcome first step toward reducing skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices” - Justin Haskins -
‘Consumer Reports’ Recommends Increasing Federal Reporting for Hospitals
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The study's recommendations appear to overlook the failure of existing reporting requirements, Dr. Brian Sachs says.
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