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In other news:
Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs: “After two hours of arguments from the Trump administration and three sets of plaintiffs, a federal judge on Friday kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a cap on how much indirect costs the National Institutes of Health pays grant recipients.
The temporary restraining order was set to expire on Monday, and has been extended until U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley can make a final decision on whether to issue an injunction on the proposed change.
About health insurance/insurers
DOJ Investigates Medicare Billing Practices at UnitedHealth: The new civil fraud investigation is examining the company’s practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, including at physician groups the insurance giant owns…
UnitedHealth’s shares fell 7% Friday, wiping out more than $30 billion in market value. The news dragged on rivals too, with No. 2 Medicare Advantage insurer Humanadown more than 5% for the day.
About the public’s health
Trump cuts long COVID, health equity committees in new EO: Both advisory committees were established in the Biden administration. Meetings for the long COVID advisory committee had not yet begun. The health equity advisory committee was even less established and had not yet selected its members.
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread: Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections. Vaccine misinformation and new laws may make such situations more common and harder to contain.