The lawsuit came after Tennessee Democrats asked President Joe Biden s administration to
The basis of the complaint â filed late last month by the National Health Law Program, the Tennessee Justice Center and King & Spalding LLP on behalf of 13 recipients â is that the decision allows the state to restrict prescription drug coverage, it eliminates the three monthsâ retroactive coverage and it requires beneficiaries to enroll in managed-care plans.
Tennessee has used manage-care plans for Medicaid since 1994. More than two-thirds of Medicaid recipients nationally receive care through managed-care plans.
âThe hardships experienced by the plaintiffs who brought this case show the harm caused by the stateâs decision to radically restructure TennCare. Tennessee has a long history of mismanagement and bad Medicaid policy,â Tennessee Justice Center Executive Director Michele Johnson said. âTennessee is the last state that should have an experimental
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People of color still lack the resources they need to make informed decisions about getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to
a recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation. It found Black and Hispanic adults surveyed worry more than white respondents about missing work due to side effects, paying out-of-pocket for the free vaccine, or finding a reputable clinic to obtain the shot.
“Clearly more outreach efforts need to be done in these communities,” said Ashley Kirzinger, Kaiser Family Foundation’s associate director for public opinion and survey research.
One of the survey’s more striking findings is that 45 percent of Hispanic adults said they did not have enough information about when they could get vaccinated, and 42 percent said they were unsure about their eligibility even though all adults are now eligible.
White House reverses Trump ban on LGBT health-care protection
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The federal government will begin enforcing protections for LGBT Americans in health care again, reversing a ban put in place by the Trump administration, the Health and Human Services Department said Monday.
The decision to do so was made in light of the Supreme Court s finding in Bostock v. Clayton County, which held that LGBT people are protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Supreme Court has made clear that people have a right not to be discriminated against on the basis of sex and receive equal treatment under the law, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, which can have serious negative health consequences. It is the position of the Department of Health and Human Services that everyone-including LG
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Federal COVID-19 vaccine website launches with Spanish-language version
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The Biden administration’s version of a COVID-19 vaccine-finding website launched today, along with a Spanish-language version, text messaging tool, and phone hotline.
The new website, vaccines.gov, is a new version of VaccineFinder, a site run through a partnership between Boston Children’s Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. VaccineFinder was originally created during the 2009 swine flu outbreaks and has hosted COVID-19 vaccine information for the past few months.
The new version has the same features as the old site. It lets people locate sites offering COVID-19 vaccines nearby, shows which vaccines are on offer at each location, and says if the vaccines are in stock or not. “In stock” does not necessarily mean there are appointments available, just that the site has shots on hand. People cannot make appointment