Health & Wellness

TL/DR - The article discusses Congress narrowly avoiding a federal government shutdown, with difficulty maintaining funding for the federal government expected to persist into 2024 due to political disagreements over spending cuts. It also highlights investigations into the increasing financial burden of long-term care for seniors and allegations…

TL/DR - Open enrollment for next year's health insurance coverage started in November and will continue until mid-January. There are 10 providers in Travis County, Texas, offering over 132 plans, and those without coverage through their jobs can seek marketplace insurance from Healthcare.gov, which also provides financial assistance based on…

TL/DR - Ohio State Senator Sandra O'Brien has introduced Senate Bill 159, which proposes tax credits for donors to "pregnancy resource centers" that do not advise on abortion and are often linked to religious organizations. The bill specifies that a center must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with its main office in Ohio, have at least half its client…

TL/DR - About 13,000 Idaho residents have been reinstated to Medicaid after initially being removed for not responding to the state’s information request. Idaho had flagged approximately 153,000 people as potentially ineligible for Medicaid and removed about 121,000 of them, though only around 45,000 were confirmed as ineligible. The remaining…