US under-45s struggle for insurance approval as colon cancer rates rise

ACA requires firms to cover colonoscopies for over-45s but young people face hurdles to receive appropriate tests

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Trump and RFK Jr touted leucovorin as a treatment for autism. The FDA quietly walked it back

Outpatient prescriptions for the drug increased 71% after the announcement, but the FDA later approved it only for folate deficiency

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Trump is eager to disclose details on others’ health – but not his own

President revealing congressman’s terminal diagnosis follows caginess about his own health, such as recent rash

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US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-abortion-mandate-investigation #UsNews #Abortion #UsHealthcare #Health
US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion

HHS is looking into the states for ‘alleged disregard of, or confusion about’ the federal Weldon amendment

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A #CDC warning & a fungus outbreak: Everything we know about the deadly candida auris

Drug-resistant #CandidaAuris spread in #USHealthcare facilities ‘worrisome’ say epidemiologists, with 30-60% mortality rate

#fungus #Epidemiology https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/candida-auris-symptoms-cdc-fungus-outbreak-b2305848.html

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#ushealthcare system pays more for doing than for thinking

Yea, research says same
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23939411/

Edited summery is in the ALT text image (AMA)

Cognitive care (pays Dr.less) is studying the health status and overall wellness in people that can take action and reduce their risk for dementia and other chronic diseases of aging

Procedural care (pays Dr. more) is a colonoscopy or a cataract extraction

The US health care system’s emphasis is on procedural care

I would like to celebrate the fact that I stopped my myself from throwing my glasses across the room in misery and frustration, but the effort expended means my guard slipped and I started crying and I am now pretty sure I am never going to stop.

#USHealthcare #USPol #everyfuckingthing

Independent autism committee that challenges RFK Jr’s overhaul draws criticism

Kennedy’s appointees promoted ‘treatments’ like bleach enemas, but new committee has only one autistic member

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RFK Jr met Republican diplomat days before controversial 2019 trip to Samoa, emails show

Records shed light on how Scott Brown – then Trump’s New Zealand ambassador, now running for Senate – responded to Kennedy’s 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak

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So now Walgreen's just keeps cancelling the Rx that OptumRx won't cover. Motherfuckers, I am trying to get you to try to put through whatever this scammy co-pay card is. ALSO, you text me/email me/call me about every goddamned thing, but twice now, you have just silently canceled this order.

#USHealthcare #USHealthCareSucks #Walgreens