💊 Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina
After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now embraced the idea of expanding the state’s Medicaid program to cover hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. Legislative approval finally appears within reach.
The apparent change of heart followed years of GOP suspicion about the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which Republicans derided as “Obamacare” only to see the label, as well as the program, become highly popular.
For years, Republicans said they couldn’t trust Congress to keep the federal government’s promise to pay 90% of the costs of expansion. They said the state’s Medicaid program — now with 2.7 million enrollees — had been overspending for years and was ill-prepared to take on more.
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After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now embraced the idea of expanding the state’s Medicaid program to cover hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. Legislative approval finally appears within reach.
The apparent change of heart followed years of GOP suspicion about the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which Republicans derided as “Obamacare” only to see the label, as well as the program, become highly popular.
For years, Republicans said they couldn’t trust Congress to keep the federal government’s promise to pay 90% of the costs of expansion. They said the state’s Medicaid program — now with 2.7 million enrollees — had been overspending for years and was ill-prepared to take on more.
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💻 The US organ transplant network is built on shaky technology
The nonprofit that runs the organ transplant network has out-of-date technology and has never been fully audited by the federal government, according to a report. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has two responsibilities: running the logistical system powering organ transplants and deciding how to prioritize organ distribution.
UNOS gets around $6.5 million each year from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which oversees the transplant system. But HRSA does not have technical expertise or power to improve the systems.
There are no cybersecurity requirements for UNOS. Lawmakers are alarmed by security weaknesses in the systems, according to a letter from senators to the Department of Homeland Security. UNOS is the only group to ever hold the contract to run organ transplants in the United States.
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The nonprofit that runs the organ transplant network has out-of-date technology and has never been fully audited by the federal government, according to a report. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has two responsibilities: running the logistical system powering organ transplants and deciding how to prioritize organ distribution.
UNOS gets around $6.5 million each year from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which oversees the transplant system. But HRSA does not have technical expertise or power to improve the systems.
There are no cybersecurity requirements for UNOS. Lawmakers are alarmed by security weaknesses in the systems, according to a letter from senators to the Department of Homeland Security. UNOS is the only group to ever hold the contract to run organ transplants in the United States.
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‼️ Beijing to see any Biden Admin. Visit to Taiwan as dangerous, provocative - China UN Envoy ➡️ LIVE UPDATES Any visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or the White House will be seen by Beijing as dangerous, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang…
‼️ Several Chinese warplanes reportedly flew close to median line of Taiwan strait
Citing a source briefed on the matter, Reuters reported that several Chinese warplanes had flown close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait early Tuesday. An exact number was not given.
Citing a source briefed on the matter, Reuters reported that several Chinese warplanes had flown close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait early Tuesday. An exact number was not given.
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‼️ Beijing to see any Biden Admin. Visit to Taiwan as dangerous, provocative - China UN Envoy ➡️ LIVE UPDATES Any visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or the White House will be seen by Beijing as dangerous, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang…
‼️Taiwan stocks nosedive Amid regional tensions
The benchmark Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index plummeted just over 2% on Tuesday, with shares of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company sinking 3.1%.
Similarly, Hong Kong stocks fell over 3% as the Shanghai Composite Index recorded a 2.90% dip.
The benchmark Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index plummeted just over 2% on Tuesday, with shares of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company sinking 3.1%.
Similarly, Hong Kong stocks fell over 3% as the Shanghai Composite Index recorded a 2.90% dip.
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🤔Trump endorses ‘Eric’ in Missouri GOP Senate primary, but doesn’t clarify which one
Former President Donald Trump injected some last-minute confusion ahead of Missouri's Senate primary on Tuesday by endorsing "ERIC" in a Monday night statement. Eric who? Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens? State Attorney General Eric Schmitt? Or maybe even little-known Eric McElroy?
Both candidates claimed they were endorsed by Trump. When reached for comment, Trump’s team did not provide any clarity, saying only that the “endorsement speaks for itself.”
Many Republicans are concerned that if Greitens wins the GOP nomination, the Democrats would have a higher than normal chance of winning the seat being vacated by Roy Blunt.
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Former President Donald Trump injected some last-minute confusion ahead of Missouri's Senate primary on Tuesday by endorsing "ERIC" in a Monday night statement. Eric who? Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens? State Attorney General Eric Schmitt? Or maybe even little-known Eric McElroy?
Both candidates claimed they were endorsed by Trump. When reached for comment, Trump’s team did not provide any clarity, saying only that the “endorsement speaks for itself.”
Many Republicans are concerned that if Greitens wins the GOP nomination, the Democrats would have a higher than normal chance of winning the seat being vacated by Roy Blunt.
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⚡️ Bomb scare follows threat targeting Taiwan’s Taoyuan international airport, reports say
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⚡️ Inspection of ship with grain that left port of Odessa will be held on Wednesday in Istanbul, source told Sputnik
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⚡️ The Chinese government has planned a number of countermeasures in response to possible Nancy Pelosi visit to Taiwan, including military action
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⚡️ Russia's first deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky sent information to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council Chairman Zhang Jun about the mining of civilian facilities in Donbass by Ukrainian troops using banned butterfly mines
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⚡️Taiwan's military reportedly increases combat readiness ahead of Pelosi's possible visit
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⚡️ Chinese Foreign Ministry reaffirms Beijing's determination to deliver harsh response if Pelosi visits Taiwan
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📹 The Russian MoD has published footage depicting the work of Pantsir self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile systems during the special military operation
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⚡️ The US side will “shoulder the responsibility” and “pay the price” for undermining China’s sovereignty and interests, Chinese foreign ministry says
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⚡️ China isn't yet ready to take part in the discussion of the new START treaty, Chinese Foreign Ministry says
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Former French soldier and writer Adrien Bocquet visited Ukraine and told Sputnik that he was shocked by the inhumane treatment of Russians, Jews and other minorities by the Ukrainian forces. He witnessed how Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion tortured and killed captured Russian officers. He had to conceal opinion and emotions so that Ukrainian forces couldn't observe his disagreement with their attitudes. He saw direct hatred towards the Russians, whom the Ukrainian military called "Russian dogs". It seemed as if the Ukrainian fighters’ main goal was to torture and kill 'Russian dogs' and not to fight for their country.
🗣 Adrien Bocquet even witnessed preparations for the provocation in Bucha, which allowed Kiev to accuse Russian forces of killing civilians en masse: "When we entered Bucha by car, I was in the passenger seat. And as we drove through the city, I saw bodies of people on the sides of the streets, and at the same time I saw people's bodies being taken out of trucks and laid out next to the bodies lying on the ground to give the effect of mass killings.”
He notes that Europe doesn't even understand how great the pressure on the population of Ukraine is from the Ukrainian forces, primarily from the Azov neo-Nazis, as they forbid local residents from even taking photos and videos, threatening them with ten years in prison
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🗣 Adrien Bocquet even witnessed preparations for the provocation in Bucha, which allowed Kiev to accuse Russian forces of killing civilians en masse: "When we entered Bucha by car, I was in the passenger seat. And as we drove through the city, I saw bodies of people on the sides of the streets, and at the same time I saw people's bodies being taken out of trucks and laid out next to the bodies lying on the ground to give the effect of mass killings.”
He notes that Europe doesn't even understand how great the pressure on the population of Ukraine is from the Ukrainian forces, primarily from the Azov neo-Nazis, as they forbid local residents from even taking photos and videos, threatening them with ten years in prison
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⚡️ ️Beijing suspends food imports from Taiwan, report says
The product blacklist includes tea, dried fruits, honey, cocoa beans and vegetables as well as some seafoods, local media reported
The product blacklist includes tea, dried fruits, honey, cocoa beans and vegetables as well as some seafoods, local media reported
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