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California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant adults lacking legal residency since May, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible. Community workers are now searching for them. http://dlvr.it/Sk6qFX

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. http://dlvr.it/Sk3v2K

“What happens in Texas doesn't stay in Texas,” warns an abortion rights advocate bracing for a district judge’s ruling on whether the abortion pill mifepristone was properly authorized by the FDA. His decision could force the medication off the U.S. market. http://dlvr.it/SjwhDW

Washington state regulators found formaldehyde, lead, and arsenic in lipstick, powder foundations, skin lotions, and hair products marketed to and popular with women of color. Now legislators there are seeking to ban the products and, like at least a dozen other states, make up for lax federal rules. http://dlvr.it/SjsYdm

Tennessee posts the names and photos of people arrested for alleged Medicaid fraud on a government website and social media. Some people even wind up on a "most wanted" list. http://dlvr.it/SjpTWv

After the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2020, Rodney Boblitt's job was to patrol a 14-mile stretch of coastline in the Florida Panhandle looking for signs of oil washing ashore. Today, the 54-year-old is among thousands of other cleanup workers who are experiencing health issues and suing BP. But proving their health conditions were caused by the oil has been challenging. http://dlvr.it/SjlRnw

Hundreds of physicians came to Washington this week to lobby Congress about their “recovery plan” for physicians, which includes a Medicare pay boost and an end to some frustrating insurance company requirements. http://dlvr.it/SjYhgt

Lawmakers in 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But in some conservative-led states where court rulings determined their constitutions protect abortion, including Montana, politicians haven’t asked voters to weigh in. http://dlvr.it/SjVnrv

Twitter has been a hotbed for the burgeoning insulin access movement and activism surrounding other medical conditions. For people with diabetes, the platform has helped propel concern about insulin prices into policy. Can it continue to win with hashtags? http://dlvr.it/SjRqDh

KHN shares the cream of the crop of creative valentines about health policy submitted by readers and tweeters. Our favorite is anointed with an original illustration and bragging rights as “the one.” http://dlvr.it/SjNwp1

As Montana officials seek to make nonprofit hospitals prove the benefits they provide the community justify their tax exemptions, industry leaders propose their own changes — which state officials say would further limit the state’s authority. http://dlvr.it/SjL5zP

Insurers, employers, and taxpayers will all be affected as drug manufacturers move these products to the commercial market. http://dlvr.it/SjCYR6

A private equity firm bought a birth center and then shut it down. The community brought it back as a nonprofit. http://dlvr.it/Sj8q5h

Our partners at PolitiFact fact-checked a range of President Joe Biden’s statements, including key health-related comments. http://dlvr.it/Sj71C3

As he takes the reins of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, the independent from Vermont and implacable champion of “Medicare for All” maps out his strategy for negotiating with Republicans — and Big Pharma. http://dlvr.it/Sj6S17

Lawmakers say they don’t plan to revise state regulations on the sale of edibles despite more kids 5 and under ingesting them. http://dlvr.it/Sj65lL

New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans. http://dlvr.it/Sj3H3N

The Vaccines for Children program, which buys more than half the pediatric vaccines in the U.S., may not cover the RSV shot for babies because it’s not technically a vaccine. http://dlvr.it/Sj0c1k

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Healing and Ending Addiction Through Recovery and Treatment fund has spent $5.2 million since 2021. With a proposed increase, providers and lawmakers alike want to tap into the money. http://dlvr.it/Sht8GT

The public health emergency in effect since the start of the covid-19 pandemic will end on May 11, the Biden administration announced this week. The end of the so-called PHE will bring about a raft of policy changes affecting patients, health care providers, and states. But Republicans in Congress, along with some Democrats, have been […] http://dlvr.it/ShrhhK

States are trying to reach millions of Medicaid enrollees to make sure those still eligible remain covered and help others find new health insurance. http://dlvr.it/ShqJXc

Can a medical provider you’ve never heard of send you an outrageous bill? Sure. Can you fight back and win? Yes, sometimes you can. Here’s how to do it. http://dlvr.it/ShmM2w