Blame Ozempic. And maybe tariffs.
The diagnosis comes amid a nationwide surge and follows wastewater detection of the virus in Coeur d’Alene.
A recent survey found over half of rural ERs in the Dakotas lack 24/7 attending physician coverage, prompting reliance on physician assistants, nurse practitioners and remote consultant support.
Providers report denial rates up to 17.5 percent. To cope with the mounting financial pressure, some small clinics have stopped accepting Medicaid altogether.
Labor and delivery units have closed and recruitment has collapsed, with physician leaders warning the workforce loss could take decades to recover.
A Medicaid work rule tucked into the sweeping law is now being cast as a liability for Republicans in competitive districts.
Tucked into President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, the new rural health fund has state leaders rushing to design plans. But clinic advocates worry vague guidance and uneven distribution could dilute its impact.
Under new federal law, states must verify millions of enrollees’ employment status. Some officials are worried about the administrative burden.
Officials said the program’s cost ballooned to over $24 million in 2024, which they attributed in large part to parents committing fraud.
Despite warnings that the law criminalizes low-risk behaviors, the state remains one of just five that impose lengthy sex offender registration requirements after conviction.
Despite recent cutbacks to the insurance program, more states now pay for access to doulas, who provide support during pregnancy and childbirth.
Hospitals stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars under the new tax and spending law, with rural facilities at particular risk. Some states are likely to reconvene their legislatures to deal with funding shortfalls.
After more than 1 million deaths, opioid mortality is dropping fast.
States are spending 15 percent of their home-generated revenue on the program, seeing their largest cost increases in 20 years.
Oregon has enacted a law that's the first of its kind, protecting doctors from corporate interference over medical decision-making.
Hospital associations say more rural facilities will close if Medicaid cuts go through. Potential aid includes changes to matching rates and provider taxes.
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