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Health care policy, free and clear. Produced by The Heartland Institute (@HeartlandInst) & the Goodman Institute (@GoodmanInst). Managing Editor: AM Schieber

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HealthCareNews: Over the Counter Decongestant Doesn’t Work – Now What? – Commentary: By Jeffrey Singer, M.D. Just before cold and flu season is set to kick off, the Food and Drug Administration’s  (FDA) advisory panel last month reported that an oral… https://t.co/IVxpeWIl95

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HealthCareNews: Obamacare’s Dirty Little Secret – Commentary: By John C. Goodman and Beverly Gossage Obamacare’s dirty little secret. When the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, President Barack Obama and virtually every Democrat in Congress repeatedly… https://t.co/kIPfpb5Xfd

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HealthCareNews: Florida Fines Medicaid Providers for Trans Care: Medicaid providers sometimes come under fire for denying care to enrollees, but Florida has taken the unusual step of doing the opposite, in the case of transgender care. Since August… https://t.co/4Ss8a0jaAT

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HealthCareNews: States Take Action to Fix Doctor Shortage – Commentary: By Jonathan Wolfson Think the federal government’s plan to add extra residency slots for health professional shortage areas will alleviate the growing rural physician shortage?… https://t.co/w8TmHt5tfo

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HealthCareNews: Senate Hearing on Increasing Access to Treatments to Prolong Life – commentary: By Ed Hudgins On Thursday, Oct 26, the Senate Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on “Unlocking Hope: Access to Therapies for People with Rare,… https://t.co/XItwDOhG4d

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HealthCareNews: Voters Reject Child Trans Procedures—Survey: By Tom Gantert A majority of U.S. voters say children should not undergo transgender interventions, even with parental permission, a nationwide Center Square poll found. Medical interventions,… https://t.co/pejpNg1rdq

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HealthCareNews: Biden Plan to Limit Short-Term Insurance Draws Opposition, Support: The Biden administration’s proposal to limit short-term, limited-duration health insurance (STLDI) to three months struck a nerve as 15,820 individuals and organizations… https://t.co/iUoyD1HrX9

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HealthCareNews: Military Suicides: Culture’s Role Ignored (Commentary): Military suicides: culture’s role ignored in research on the problem and attempted interventions. (Commentary) By Seth Allard “If the Marine Corps is mostly white males, why do we… https://t.co/sffDkwaWSL

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HealthCareNews: The HSA Sabotage – Commentary: By Joel White Democrats decry Health Savings Accounts (HSA) as a tax haven for the rich that provides coverage that is unaffordable to average Americans. Many Democrats specifically target the HSA… https://t.co/Vvewe353z6

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HealthCareNews: California Eases Doctor Censorship: Free speech and medical freedom advocates attained a win when California legislators quietly reversed a controversial law censoring doctors who challenged official COVID-19 narratives. A state Senate… https://t.co/2pO8aFXeaF

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HealthCareNews: Law Commission Tables Decision to Expand Clinical Death Definition: The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) has postponed indefinitely an effort to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act (rUDDA) to give hospitals and doctors more leeway… https://t.co/APJUWQPoI5

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HealthCareNews: Michigan Primary Care Provider Sues to Protect Practice Freedom: A direct primary care practice has filed an appeal in a federal lawsuit against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel over a new state law that forces the organization to… https://t.co/s2bncnEvzU

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@goddek And the fear-mongering never stops.

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HealthCareNews: Florida, Physicians Push Back on COVID Shot Approvals: Growing concerns about the federal government’s COVID-19 shot approvals, policies, and pressure tactics have led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others to push back with legislation… https://t.co/rxVCUm3llE

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HealthCareNews: CDC, FDA Push New COVID Booster: As the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate,  the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of two mRNA vaccines targeting the omicron variant (XBB.1.5) of SARS-CoV-2 on September 11,… https://t.co/9tOaNVIKph

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HealthCareNews: Company Fights FTC Penalties for Promoting Its COVID-19 Treatment – Interview: On October 28, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Xlear, a Utah-based company, for claiming its over-the-counter xylitol-based nasal sprays can… https://t.co/yOnuhJpDo8

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HealthCareNews: Can the Left and Right Agree on Health Reform? – Commentary: In their book, We’ve Got You Covered, Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein call for universal health insurance coverage, with no increase in government spending. It’s getting a lot… https://t.co/HUopl1vxxT

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HealthCareNews: Health ‘Misinformation’ Still in Crosshairs: The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is tracking and combatting “health misinformation.” KFF released a report, titled “KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot,” on August 23. KFF surveyed… https://t.co/mFSq0pOEPC

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HealthCareNews: Biden Administration Stalls on COVID Origin: U.S. intelligence agencies disagree about the origin of COVID-19, according to an administration report that lawmakers said is incomplete. The COVID Origin Act of 2023, which Congress passed… https://t.co/tXC40oblRy

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HealthCareNews: Maternity Wards Close in Rural Areas: Rural hospitals are shuttering their maternity wards, The Wall Street Journal reports. By the end of the year, hospitals in Ashland, Ohio; Baker City, Oregon; Troy, New York; and Pontiac, Illinois… https://t.co/0zCBhDCgQc