I don’t believe anything that comes from the Israeli government. Also I have allergy shot this morning. Hugs. Scottie

Israeli special forces enter largest remaining functioning hospital in Gaza
Israeli special forces on Thursday entered Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining functioning medical facility in Gaza, according to both the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Ministry of Health in Hamas-run Gaza.

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Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to “site-neutral payments” doesn’t become law.

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Uncovered Emails Show Widespread Use Of Racial Slur By Government Agency
Documents obtained by HuffPost show that even some agents in supervisory roles used an ugly term that in some usages evokes violent assault.

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How states are targeting health insurers’ “prior authorization” red tape
Doctors, patients, and hospitals have railed for years about the prior authorization processes that health insurers use to decide whether they’ll pay for patients’ drugs or medical procedures. The Biden administration announced a crackdown in January, but some state lawmakers are looking to go further.

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Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn’t changed U.S. policy toward Israel
As the reported Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 28,000, the president continues to believe that unequivocally supporting Israel is the right policy.

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Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Illegal immigration outpacing U.S. births? No, that claim is built on misused data | Fact check

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/02/09/us-illegal-immigration-birth-rate/72371106007/

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Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Image shows migrants who crossed English Channel, not US-Mexico border | Fact check

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/02/09/image-shows-english-channel-migrants-not-us-border-fact-check/72535114007/

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68249962

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Notice the article says that tRum has said he will make the cases against him go away if he becomes president again. Telling. Scottie

Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have broad immunity from prosecution
Tuesday’s decision comes at a crucial time for both Trump and the federal case against him. He almost certainly will appeal the ruling either to the full D.C. Circuit or to the Supreme Court.

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Mississippi coroner who buried men without telling their families: ‘I don’t know how to find people’
The Hinds County coroner told Gretchen Hankins that she had to leave the pauper’s field where her son’s body was being exhumed Friday. Hankins has demanded answers on why she wasn’t notified of her son’s death.

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