Author: Gabrielle M. Etzel

Florida sued the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday over the agency’s attempt to block the state government’s efforts to implement cost-sharing provisions for expanded child health insurance subsidies. “This is something Florida cares deeply about,” Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida told the Washington Examiner in an exclusive…

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced Friday a first-in-the-nation plan for the state to cancel medical debt for eligible residents. The state plans to use $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to eliminate approximately $1 billion in medical debt for Connecticut residents. “This is an important priority for our administration and will provide financial…

Syphilis cases in the United States are rising at an alarming pace, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday. “We have long known that these infections are common, but we have not faced such severe effects of syphilis in decades,” said Laura Bachmann, the acting director…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling on Monday instructing a lower court to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of a decades-old state law barring the use of Medicaid dollars for abortion costs. The 3-2 decision overturns the lower court’s ruling to dismiss the complicated case and upends a 1985 precedent in which the…

The manufacturer of Robitussin, Haleon, is voluntarily recalling eight lots of its cough syrup due to microbial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration published a press statement on Haleon’s behalf late last night, saying that the company is in direct communication with distributors and customers to provide instructions for returning recalled products. Eight different lot…

Philip Morris International, which owns the manufacturer of the tobaccoless nicotine pouch Zyn, has spoken out against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call to crack down on the popular product. “Philip Morris International and its affiliates — including Swedish Match, the manufacturer of ZYN — fully meet and exceed the regulations governing the industry,”…

The Ohio Senate is poised this week to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R-OH) veto of legislation that would ban puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone treatments for minors with gender dysphoria. A spokesperson for the office of Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman confirmed for the Washington Examiner that the question of overturning DeWine’s veto would be…

Leaders on the House Oversight Committee plan to seek access to the personal email account of a top National Institutes of Health aide who allegedly violated federal records law to avoid public scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesperson for the Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic told the Washington Examiner that…

House Republicans passed two anti-abortion measures on Thursday ahead of the 51st annual March for Life in Washington. The House voted 214-208 along party lines to pass H.R. 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, which seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against pregnancy resource centers.…

A coalition of abortion rights advocates launched an effort to put a measure on the ballot in the 2024 elections on Thursday asking voters to enshrine abortion rights into the Missouri Constitution. The organization Missourians for Constitutional Freedom has until May to collect over 170,000 signatures from registered voters for the amendment language to be…