
What We're Reading: Work Requirement Medicaid Plan in Georgia; New Alzheimer Therapy; California Vaccination Law Impact
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released a Medicaid plan with a work requirement of 80 hours a month; a new Alzheimer drug derived from seaweed was given conditional approval in China; a study says California's vaccination law will have modest effect on childhood vaccination rates.
Georgia Governor Releases Medicaid Plan With Work Requirement
Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released a plan to expand Medicaid to the state’s poorest able-bodied adults with added work requirements to receive benefits, according to
New Alzheimer Therapy Approved in China
Chinese regulators granted conditional approval this past weekend to an Alzheimer drug derived from seaweed, after years of clinical failures involving experimental therapies from major drug companies, according to
Study Says California Vaccination Law Will Have Modest Impact
A study published yesterday by the Annals of Internal Medicine found that the strict childhood vaccination law imposed by California regulators in 2016 will only provide a “modest” impact on increasing vaccination rates by 2027.
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