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The number of possible cases of monkeypox in the United States has doubled in the past week, but the number of cases is expected to increase and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a “sufficient vaccine” available to address the current outbreak. It states that there is.
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CDC: 20 monkeypox cases detected in 11 states
The number of monkeypox cases identified in the United States has doubled to 20 in the past week, but the risk to the general public remains low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The burden of causing the cause is not considered to be very serious. Illness version.
At a press conference on Thursday, CDC and White House officials confirmed that 20 cases were identified in 11 states.
“The monkeypox virus strain affecting patients in this outbreak is a West African clade, which is less severe than other known clade. [such as] Ramification group in the Congo Basin. This means that the historic outbreak in Africa has led to a reduction in deaths. ” Jennifer McKisttonDeputy Director of the Department of High-Results Pathogens and Pathology at the CDC.
Although this strain is not considered to be less severe, McQuiston minimizes the virus as it can cause pain due to severe scarring after its characteristic rash and lesions have healed. I emphasized that it should not be.
Most cases of monkeypox in the United States have been found in men who have sex with men, but the CDC has found one in a woman who reported traveling to West Africa and having a heterosexual sex life. I confirmed that.
The United States is currently following a containment strategy that limits the spread of monkeypox by isolating cases, identifying potentially exposed people, and ensuring that vaccines are delivered. No monkeypox-related deaths have been reported yet.
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Progressive condemns the decision not to reduce premiums in 2022
Progressive has criticized the Biden administration’s recent announcement that 2022 Medicare premiums will not be reduced, even though the cost of the new Alzheimer’s disease drug is lower than expected.
Premium costs rose $ 21.60 in 2022 to a minimum of $ 170.10 and a maximum of $ 578.30. This is the largest increase in the history of the program.
This surge was partially criticized for the need to increase funding in case Medicare covers aducanumab, the first Alzheimer’s disease drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nearly 20 years. ..
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said last week that Medicare premiums would fall to 2023, but will continue to rise by $ 21.60 next year.
Critics have blown up the decision as it is causing an undue financial burden on many people living on bonds.
Faiz Shakir, an adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Called on the Biden administration to send a rebate check to Medicare recipients this year, and Warren Gunels, a fellow Sanders staff member, tweeted. did. The pocket of an elderly person who is having a hard time putting food on the table now and is doing nothing instead. This is how to play slam dunk. ”
Alex Lawson, executive director of the Progressive Group’s social security business, denounced the government’s decision not to lower insurance premiums until next year and called it a “fake.”
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California County Revives Maskman Date
A county in the Bay Area of California is reviving mask mandates in most indoor public places to limit the effects of COVID-19 cases and the surge in hospitalizations.
Starting Friday, residents of Alameda County will need to wear masks in public places such as grocery stores, restaurants and gyms for the first time since the winter Omicron wave. County officials cited an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, which more than doubled last month.
This order does not apply to schools from kindergarten to high school from 2021 to the end of the 22nd year, but county health authorities strongly recommend masking. However, masks are required in other environments such as childcare, summer schools and youth programs. The city of Berkeley has its own public health department, so this order is exempt.
Daily reports of coronavirus cases in Alameda County, the second most populous area in the San Francisco Bay Area, surpassed last year’s delta peak and approached levels observed during the 2020-21 winter wave. I am.
Mask now mandates an exception: As the number of incidents increases, Americans appear to be at risk of the virus. Axios-Ipsos poll found last month that only 36% of Americans said they were at significant risk of returning to “normal pre-coronavirus life.”
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DESANTIS is trying to thwart transition-related therapies
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) urged the State Medical Council this week to follow the DeSantis administration’s guidance on transition-related treatments for transgender minors.
State Medical Director Joseph Ladapo told the Florida Medical Commission in a letter received by NBC News that his office felt that the science supporting these treatments was “very weak.”
“The available medical literature provides inadequate evidence that gender reassignment through medical intervention is a safe and effective treatment for gender identity,” the Florida Medical Department writes.
Ladapo emphasizes that surgical and hormonal therapy is “complex and irreversible” and urges the Board to review the findings of the authorities to inform the establishment of standard of care for transgender minors. Did.
On the same day, the Medical Agency released a report denying the scope of Medicaid for puberty suppressants, hormone therapy, or transgender-related surgery.
Authorities called these procedures “experimental and exploratory with potential adverse long-term effects.”
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Health insurers will pay $ 1 billion in rebates this year: Analysis
According to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, health insurers will issue $ 1 billion worth of rebates to consumers this year.
Rebates are based on the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), where health insurance companies spend at least 80% of their health care costs, not profits or administration costs. If the insurer does not meet that standard, they will have to repay the money to the consumer in the form of a rebate.
The analysis estimates that 8.2 million people will receive rebates and the average amount received per person will be $ 128.
Most refunds are paid to people who buy their own health insurance, such as through the ACA market, rather than being compensated by their employer.
“$ 1 billion: enough to buy a baseball team, superyacht, or private island,” tweeted Cynthia Cox, one of the authors of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s analysis. “It’s also the amount that health insurance companies expect to be sent as a rebate to individuals and businesses because of the Affordable Care Act.”
The rebate amount is higher than the previous year, although it is lower than the record amount in 2020 and 2021.
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What we are reading
- For many low-income households, getting infant formula has always been a burden (Kaiser Health News).
- Genetic data indicate that at least two monkeypox outbreaks are ongoing, suggesting that they are more widespread (Stat).
- If you are still waiting for COVID-19 herd immunity, it’s time to move on: Experts (ABC News)
State by state
- In Florida, there is a gap between what people say about abortion and what they do (Politico).
- “It was certainly not clear”: Authorized psychologists were confused about the Justice Ministry’s investigation into how mental illness is treated in Louisville (WHAS11).
- Will the expansion of NC Medicaid take a tailwind or lean towards a new headwind? (North Carolina Health News)
Editorial in the hill
Congress needs to protect patients from deceptive policies that increase medication costs
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