Idaho State

Pocatello, ID

Columbus, OH

A demonstrator holds up a paper heart that says “Love thy neighbor” at a protest of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Idaho. Protestors on April 2, 2024, dropped 48,000 handmade hearts — meant to represent LGBTQ+ Idahoans — into the rotunda of the Idaho State Capitol Building. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun)

Judge restricts Idaho Medicaid gender-affirming care coverage ban for seven suing patients

Merritt Island, FL

Heather Miconi has seven weeks to come up with $2,000 to pay for surgery her daughter needs to breathe more easily. Merritt Island Surgery Center in Merritt Island, Fla., billed Miconi in advance of the adenoid and tonsil surgery. If she can’t pay for the surgery before it is scheduled to take place next month, the procedure will be put off.

Hospitals Are Refusing To Do Surgeries Unless You Pay In Full First

New Hampshire State

Nashua, NH

Each of the three people scammed of $62,000 in total fell victim to a similar scam, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s Office. (Getty Images) At least three people in New Hampshire have been persuaded by scammers to put $20,000 or more in a package, tape it up, and hand it over to someone posing as a bank employee or federal official, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

AG warns of email scam targeting older residents

UPI News

Former President Jimmy Carter's being in hospice for 16 months makes him an "outlier," but it also highlights the multifaceted nature of end-of-life care and dispels myths that care, experts say.

Jimmy Carter's long stay in hospice dispels myths about end-of-life care

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Maryland State

Gov. Wes Moore (D), flanked by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D), signed 275 bills into law on May 9 at his third bill signing this year. File photo by Bryan P. Sears. Inmates might get a break, magic mushrooms might get a fair...

Hundred of new laws go into effect on Monday

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider banning artificial intelligence from being used to deny Medicare Advantage coverage pending a “systematic review,” a group of 49 congressional leaders is urging. The group, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Judy Chu...

Lawmakers say CMS should ban Medicare Advantage’s use of AI to deny care

Retirement Daily

Applying for Medicaid long-term care? Our elder experts explain the complicated process, including the look-back rule.

Medicaid Long-Term Care: Future And Current Retirees Need To Prepare

Florida State

Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks on grants for infrastructure projects, the Supreme Court Chevron ruling, and President Joe Biden's debate performance at a news conference in Pensacola on July 1, 2024. (Screenshot via the governor's X livestream) Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday praised a recent Supreme Court ruling that stripped...

DeSantis: Chevron ruling stabilizes separation of powers

Forbes Advisor

What Steps Should You Take If You're Considering Legal Action?. Many people find themselves under pressure at work, feeling stressed about performing their job responsibilities. In some cases, however, the mental damage that your employer causes can go beyond the ordinary. In those situations, can you sue your employer for emotional distress?

Can I Sue My Employer For Emotional Distress?

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

New Mexico State

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants regular, statewide updates on gun violence from police departments across New Mexico. A two-page draft discussed with lawmakers last week would require all police departments in New Mexico to turn in monthly reports on criminal activity and ballistic information to the Department of Public Safety.

All NM police departments could report monthly gun violence stats under gov proposal

Indiana State

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) on Monday announced its PathWays for Aging program launched for more than 123,000 eligible Hoosiers aged 60 and over. “This is an exciting day for Indiana as we go live with this transformative program,” Indiana Medicaid Director Cora Steinmetz said. “We thank...

PathWays for Aging launches for 123,000 eligible senior Hoosiers

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

Reacting to the death of a Belmont University student killed by a stray bullet, Tennessee lawmakers passed a measure this year that would allow judges to commit offenders to a mental health facility if they’re deemed incompetent to stand trial. The law is one of several new measures that...

Killing of Belmont University student spurs new Tennessee mental competency law

Patients that struggle to pay their medical bills can be a financial burden for physicians, but there are strategies patients can learn to stay on top of their medical bills. Unfortunately, most physicians encounter patients who refuse to pay their medical bills. According to medical writer Kristen Fuller, MD, these patients may be either self-paying or insured. Either way, they avoid paying out-of-pocket expenses. Healthcare-industry veteran Hanny Freiwat studied collection rates from insured patients versus those from uninsured patients and found that the former ranged from 50%-70% following medical care. For the latter, however, collection rates following medical care reached a nadir of 10%.

How to Handle Patients Who Don’t Pay Their Medical Bills

South Dakota State

Pierre, SD

A neon sign advertises delta-8 products at a store in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) A new law barring the production or sale of high-inducing, hemp-derived cannabis products will take effect Monday after a judge declined to block it. Hemp Quarters 605, a Pierre-based shop that sells those products,...

‘Fake weed’ ban will take effect Monday as lawsuit against it proceeds

Alabama State

The offices of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, as seen on January 24, 2023. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) About 370,000 Alabamians were removed from Medicaid in the 10 months after federal restrictions on disenrollment expired earlier this year. While in line with national trends, the number in Alabama is significantly higher than...

370,000 Alabamians removed from Medicaid after COVID restrictions lifted

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

A bill guaranteeing Pennsylvanians access to zero cost contraception has passed overwhelmingly in the commonwealth’s House of Representatives. The bill, in one form or another, waited seven years to pass through committee and to the floor for a vote. And now advocates for the legislation are steeling themselves as they send it to the Republican-controlled senate.

Pennsylvania House Bill Guaranteeing Women Access to Contraception Actually Passed with Some GOP Support. We’ll See About the State Senate

Maui Community Correctional Center has seen a disproportionate number of suicides in recent years, and staff there have warned that improvements in mental health services are needed. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022) The pictures of Artrina De Lima present a puzzle. One is a glamorous-looking image of her with her daughter Kamalei,...

Another Suicide At The Maui Jail Leaves A Grieving Family To Conclude ‘Something Is Wrong’

Inkom, ID

Fort Hall, ID

Springfield, ID

Mccammon, ID

Pingree, ID

Aberdeen, ID

Arimo, ID

Blackfoot, ID

Arbon, ID

Lava Hot Springs, ID

Rockland, ID

American Falls, ID

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‘I’m not ready to give up:’ Idaho ban prompts clinic to halt gender-affirming care

POCATELLO, IDAHO — In 2018, Kody Gates moved back to his hometown. But he was terrified about whether he could still access gender-affirming care. He felt...

‘I’m not ready to give up:’ Idaho ban prompts clinic to halt gender-affirming care

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