VA updates FY 2025 health care budget shortfall to $6.6B, nearly half its previous estimate

The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting its request for additional funding by almost half after officials told lawmakers last week that a shortfall in its health care budget wasn’t as severe as earlier estimates showed. The VA is now asking Congress for a $ 6.6 billion supplement to its fiscal 2025 budget to keep providing more health care to more veterans than ever before. Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal said in an interview Tuesday that the PACT Act, which expands eligibility for VA health care and benefits to…

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FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication

Last month, dermatologists and pharmacists around the U.S. discovered they could no longer prescribe or dispense isotretinoin, an important dermatological medication, after the Food and Drug Administration botched software updates to the drug’s online reporting system known as iPledge. The updates weren’t adequately tested before they were launched, resulting in doctors unable to use the system and instead waiting for hours on the phone with the FDA to get prescription approvals. The system requires both prescribers and pharmacists to get authorization before any isotretinoin (commonly known by the brand name…

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Government shutdown and Infrastructure bill vote in Congress: Live updates – CNN International

Government shutdown and Infrastructure bill vote in Congress: Live updates  CNN International US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, hours ahead of deadline  FRANCE 24 English Shutdown: Congress votes to keep US government open  BBC News Democrats delay vote on infrastructure plan, bowing to progressives  Reuters US Congress Approves Stopgap Funding to Keep Government Open  Voice of America View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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US politics live updates: US Homeland issues terrorism alert for ‘extremists’ fuelled by ‘false narratives’ in wake of Biden inauguration – ABC News

US politics live updates: US Homeland issues terrorism alert for ‘extremists’ fuelled by ‘false narratives’ in wake of Biden inauguration  ABC News “us politics” – Google News

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