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Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...

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Sign-ups for Obamacare lag this year

Thu, 2024-12-19 12:23 — mike kraft

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges - KFF Health News The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov — the federal marketplace that serves 31 states — is well below last year’s as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give “Dreamers” access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges. khnjuliea KFF Health News

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Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage --study

Tue, 2024-12-17 11:26 — mike kraft

Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. Th… aoconnelld The Hill

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Long COVID: Effects on employment, financial distress

Tue, 2024-12-17 10:51 — mike kraft

Long COVID's effects on employment: Financial distress, fear of judgment Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don't reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their jobs. Emily Caldwell Medical Xpress

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U.S. Government annouced community relocation sources

Mon, 2024-12-16 17:21 — mike kraft

New Interagency Resources Highlight Federal Support of Community-Driven Relocation - HS Today The Department of the Interior and FEMA, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Science and Technology Policy, are pleased to announce the release of Opportunities for Federal Support of Community-Driven Relocation and Community-Driven Relocation: Guide for Communities to Federal Programs and Resources HSToday

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Climate change hearings conclude at World Court amid disputes between rich and island nations

Mon, 2024-12-16 12:12 — mike kraft

Rich countries, island states lock horns on climate change at UN court

THE HAGUE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The World Court concluded hearings on Friday on countries' legal obligation to fight climate change and whether large states contributing most to greenhouse-gas emissions should be liable for damage caused to small island nations.

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Nine states expected to end health coverage if Trump admiistration cuts Medicaid funding

Wed, 2024-12-11 09:48 — mike kraft

More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that's enabled states to widen eligibility, according to KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. That's because the states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.