VA sets Aug. 22 Indiana EHR launch as online veteran services face temporary limits
The VA plans to launch its Federal Electronic Health Record at Indiana facilities on Aug. 22, with scheduled pauses affecting messaging, refills and appointments.
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Hospital bond measure headed to ballot in Newport, Washington
A hospital bond measure serving the Newport-area community is headed to voters, but the available report does not yet identify the amount, tax structure or election date.
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Arkansas Medicaid expansion renewal faces federal rejection, putting coverage for roughly 200,000 residents at risk
Federal officials have rejected or indicated they will not approve Arkansas’ request to extend the waiver supporting its Medicaid expansion, creating uncertainty for roughly 200,000 low-income residents.
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North Mississippi Primary Health Care begins $4.668 million expansion at Ashland campus
North Mississippi Primary Health Care broke ground February 20 on a more than 10,000-square-foot administration and training building at its Ashland campus.
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Indiana Medicaid Work Requirements Set to Begin Jan. 1 as State Releases Implementation Details
Indiana has released implementation details for Healthy Indiana Plan work requirements scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2027. The rules will affect new applicants and existing HIP members, with a public Medicaid advisory meeting set for Aug. 11.
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Georgia Begins Rural Health Grant Rollout After $218.9 Million Federal Approval
Georgia has posted its first FY2026 rural-hospital support award as the state begins implementing a federally approved $218.86 million Rural Health Transformation program.
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Aurora Reports Elevated Lead Levels in Some Homes’ Drinking Water
Aurora’s Water Production Division says it found elevated lead levels in drinking water at some homes and issued a July 14 action-level notice.
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Colorado joins $29.6 million settlement over alleged generic-drug price inflation
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that Glenmark agreed to a $29.6 million multistate settlement over allegations of a conspiracy to inflate generic-drug prices.
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Sacramento County reports first human West Nile virus case of 2026
Sacramento County Public Health and the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District have confirmed the county’s first reported human West Nile virus case of 2026.
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Connecticut secures $7.17 million in first-year federal rural-health funding
Connecticut has secured $7,165,955 in first-year federal funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a multiyear initiative focused on population-health improvements in rural communities.
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Idaho Gastroenterology Associates opens Meridian endoscopy center, expanding specialty care
Idaho Gastroenterology Associates opened an on-site endoscopy center July 1 at its Meridian clinic, which began operating March 2 at 875 S. Vanguard Way.
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Saint Joseph Health begins transition to CommonSpirit name across Lexington care sites
Saint Joseph Health said its Kentucky hospitals, clinics and care sites would begin using the CommonSpirit Health name in July 2026, including Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East in Lexington.
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Indiana Medicaid posts rules for 2027 HIP work requirements
Indiana Medicaid has released implementation details for Healthy Indiana Plan work requirements that will take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Most affected adults will need 80 hours a month of qualifying activity or an approved exemption.
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Fort Wayne opens second 2026 opioid-settlement grant cycle
Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that Fort Wayne has opened its second 2026 grant cycle under the city’s National Opioid Settlement Fund program. The cycle is identified as the program’s third cohort.
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Kansas health officials investigate cyclospora cases tied to national outbreak and recalled lettuce
Kansas health officials are continuing to investigate cyclosporiasis cases associated with a national outbreak and a July 17 voluntary recall of Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce.
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Arizona’s SUN Bucks summer grocery benefits have Aug. 3 eligibility cutoff
Arizona’s 2026 SUN Bucks program provides eligible children with a $120 electronic benefit for summer food purchases. DES identifies Aug. 3, 2026, as the end of the cited eligibility period.
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Sedgwick County schedules August breastfeeding and birth-planning classes
Sedgwick County Health Department has scheduled three no-cost maternal-health classes for August 2026, including virtual breastfeeding sessions in English and Spanish and a birth-plan class.
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Rabies-vaccine bait distribution begins across 10 Vermont counties
Vermont’s second 2026 wildlife rabies-vaccine bait distribution begins Aug. 1, with about 915,700 oral vaccine baits planned in 10 counties.
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Wisconsin reports first 2026 West Nile virus activity in mosquitoes and a wild bird
Wisconsin health officials reported West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in Milwaukee County and in a wild bird from Bayfield County. No human cases had been reported as of July 14.
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Shawnee County officials review cyclosporiasis outbreak as summer cases continue
Health experts shared an update on a cyclosporiasis outbreak during a Shawnee County work session, with key details including case numbers and a possible source not established in the available report.
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Louisiana opens disaster SNAP assistance for households affected by Tropical Storm Arthur
Louisiana has received federal approval to offer Disaster SNAP benefits to eligible households affected by Tropical Storm Arthur, while eligible current SNAP recipients may receive automatic supplemental benefits.
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Indiana agencies warn of possible high levels of blue-green algae at reservoirs and lakes
Indiana’s Aug. 3 statewide sampling update cautions Hoosiers about possible high levels of blue-green algae at many reservoirs and lakes used for recreation.