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NV lawmakers mull maternal health protections for ’27 session, punt on child welfare funding fix

  • Michael Lyle

Nevada state lawmakers are considering a wide-range of health-related policies in the next year’s legislative session that includes implementing a slate of maternal health protections in a “momnibus” bill, bolstering efforts to investigate Medicaid insurance fraud, and reducing reporting requirements for state health agencies.  Also at Tuesday’s interim Health and Human Services committee meeting, discussion […]

Iowa

Caregiver criminally charged with dependent adult abuse of autistic teenager

  • Clark Kauffman

A central Iowa caregiver accused of kicking and punching an autistic teenager is now facing criminal charges of dependent adult abuse. State records indicate Falisha Turner, 47, of Des Moines was employed by as a care professional by Home Instead, an in-home care provider, earlier this year. The company provides daily living assistance for people […]

MAHA’s Moment To Prove Itself: The 2026 Midterms
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MAHA’s Moment To Prove Itself: The 2026 Midterms

  • Philip Wegmann | RealClearWire

President Trump leafed through the MAHA report moments before its public release, scanning the document that laid the blame for chronic disease in children on everything from ultra-processed foods and a lack of exercise to toxic chemicals and overprescription of medicines.