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  Changes to Medicare Are Coming in 2025: Here's What You Can Expect

  CNET - Blake Stimac

  2025 will bring a rise in premiums, along with a new cap on medication costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is sketching out changes coming to Medicare in 2025. Right now, the CMS has details on what to expect for Medicare Part D plans and intends to fill in details for Parts A, B and …

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  Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court

  NPR - Selena Simmons-Duffin

  A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia. Trans advocates say it's a huge victory, especially since bills restricting the rights of transgender people have been on the rise in state …

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  Eight Governors Unite in Opposition to Biden's Medicaid Policy Changes, Citing $48 Billion Funding Threat

  hoodline.com - Natalie Petrovich

  Eight governors have drawn a line in the sand against what they call President Biden's perilous healthcare policies. In a joint letter to the …

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  Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says

  Associated Press - By MIKE CATALINI

  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court shot down claims Monday that New Jersey residents’ refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constituted protected speech under the First Amendment. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in two related …

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  Obamacare enrollment is surging. Here’s where.

  POLITICO - By BEN LEONARD and CHELSEA CIRRUZZO 

  With Megan R. Wilson OBAMACARE TAKES OFF — Many Southern states are seeing Affordable Care Act enrollment surge as the number of people covered under such plans hits new highs. Last year, more than 20 million people signed up for year 2024 plans — a new high. The previous record was 16.3 million …

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  Florida Is First State Allowed to Import Drugs From Canada in Bid to Reduce Costs

  The Wall Street Journal. - Liz Essley Whyte

  The Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow the first U.S. state to import drugs from Canada, a milestone in efforts to reduce the cost of medicines that could change the way Americans fill prescriptions. The agency said Friday it would allow Florida to import prescription drugs from …