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Cook Children’s Challenges Texas Over Potential Medicaid Contract Loss

TL/DR - Cook Children’s Health Plan has filed two lawsuits against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to prevent their removal as a Medicaid contractor. The lawsuits aim to halt a $116 billion Medicaid procurement process that would remove Cook Children’s and two other hospital-affiliated children’s health plans from Medicaid STAR and…

Grand Rapids Implements Smart Cameras for Recycling Bin Scans

TL/DR - The city of Grand Rapids is implementing new camera technology on its recycling trucks to help educate its residents about improper recycling habits. The new system is a collaboration between the city, The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), The Recycling Partnership, and Prairie Robotics. The initiative…

Man Suffers Severe Burns from Mesa Home Grease Fire Explosion

TL/DR - A man was severely burned and hospitalized following a kitchen fire and explosion in a Mesa, Arizona home. The incident occurred when the man was heating oil on the stove, causing it to explode and blow out a window; a child also present at the time was unharmed. The man, who was taken to the Arizona Burn Center with serious burns, is in…

UC Nursing Schools Unite to Boost Mental Health Care Staff

TL/DR - The University of California (UC) is addressing mental health workforce shortages with its Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program. It is a post-master’s, one-year, online/hybrid certificate program for practicing nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses. After graduating…