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Health policy experts are highlighting a multitude of concerns regarding Florida's Medicaid Redetermination process, claiming it results in a lack of coverage for eligible children and families. During a media call on Tuesday, advocates argued despite the Florida Department of Children and Families' stated plan to manage the unwinding of the public health emergency, the reality has been marked by chaos and confusion. Official data released in late July by the U.S. ...

By Leah Shepard / Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. In Ohio, 13 of 88 counties are maternity care deserts, affecting approximately 97,000 women, according to data provided by March of Dimes.  A county is classified as a maternity care desert if there are no hospitals providing obstetric care, no birth centers, no OB-GYN’s and no certified nurse midwives, according to March of Dimes. Bianca Zarders, maternal and infant health manager for the Cleveland Market Branch of March of Dimes, said 4,118 babies were bo...

A law shortening the waiting period for medical aid in dying has led to a 47% jump in prescriptions for the medication - according to a new report from the California Department of Public Health. In 2021, lawmakers amended the End of Life Option Act to cut the mandatory waiting period between the two required oral requests for the medication from 15 days down to 48 hours. Samantha Trad, national director of advocacy with the group Compassion & Choices, said the change provided relief to hundreds more patients. ...

Progress Iowa has launched a website, allowing people to track federal money spent on critical projects in the state. The group aims to make it easier to search for this information in one place. Matt Sinovic, executive director of the group, said the first-of-its-kind resource, IowaAtWork.com, allows Iowans to see online exactly where federal tax dollars are being spent in their state. ...

The federal government is strengthening rules aimed at protecting miners from silica dust exposure, the toxic dust driving the resurgence of black lung disease. The proposed rule would require mine operators to limit miners' exposure to respirable crystalline silica at or below 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air for a full eight-hour shift exposure. Courtney Rhoades Mullins, black lung organizer, Appalachian Citizens Law Center black lung organizer, explained miners inhale silica dust cutting into rock, and added day after day of exposure leaves many workers with costly health problems suc...