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Wyoming's healthcare struggles explained to lawmakers
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (1158+ words) Expanding access to maternity care is among the priorities that came from Wyoming Department of Health town halls and surveys in fall 2025. CHEYENNE " Over two days of testimony, lawmakers heard about how Wyoming is losing its ability to provide care…...
Other View: When standing up for rural healthcare means saying no
52+ min ago (308+ words) Capital punishment in the United States I woke up on Wednesday, April 22 " the second day of the Nor" Rural health systems are already stretched to the limit. We serve older, sicker, and poorer populations. We provide more uncompensated care with…...
Trump touts a major Trump Rx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (588+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: In New Market, all lanes blocked at WB I-70 after MD-75/New Market (#62) due to a crash, follow police direction May 18, 2026, 6: 10 PM The beefed-up website is the Trump administration's answer to criticism from Democrats who have called Trump Rx performative…...
Minnesotans need protection from corporate takeover of our healthcare " Minnesota Reformer
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (114+ words) Minnesotans need protection from corporate takeover of our healthcare Minnesota Reformer An example of consolidation in our own state: In March, California-based Sutter Health announced its intent to acquire Minnesota-based Allina Health, creating a new $26 billion nonprofit to be effectively…...
Five Indicted in Statewide Medicaid Fraud Takedown " The Georgia Virtue
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (287+ words) These cases were investigated by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division. Information about each indictment is included below. Sherry Waldrop, 64, of Winterville: Siavash Jamshidi-Barzi…...
Dreams Don't Expire: Thobeka graduates at 54!
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (25+ words) Her dream of becoming a nurse was put on hold when she fell pregnant at 19 and had to find work to support her kid....
Patient and Provider Protection Act" advances in General Assembly
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (324+ words) The General Assembly on May 18 advanced the "Patient and Provider Protection Act" (A1502). The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Roy Freiman, aims to bring transparency and accountability to pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen who are often blamed for driving up costs for…...
Tuesday Headlines: Ebola outbreak, Medicaid requirements, Trucker crackdown
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (279+ words) Billings group postpones Uganda orphanage trip amid Ebola outbreak concerns in region BILLINGS - A deadly Ebola outbreak with no vaccine or treatment has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda, prompting a Billings humanitarian group to cancel its…...
Pension: MPs raise alarm over gaps in disability assessment
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (24+ words) | The New Times The New Times Pension: MPs raise alarm over gaps in disability assessment...
Trump Rx. gov: Expansion Adds 600+ Generic Medications With Price Transparency Features
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (224+ words) President Donald Trump announced an expansion of Trump Rx. gov that will add more than 600 generic medications to the platform, aiming to increase transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing for American consumers. According to a fact sheet released by…...