AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEmergency Readiness: Hospitals and response teams across Metro Manila will be on heightened alert from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, as crowds gather for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day. Medicare Access: A new study found use of services covered by Medicare’s prior-authorization pilot dropped immediately after the program began in six states, raising questions about barriers to care. Climate and Health: Heat was linked to an estimated 710,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with more than 71% attributed to climate change, according to a new analysis. Health Workforce: Malawi health unions gave the government two weeks to address staffing shortages and poor hospital conditions, warning of a nationwide strike. Infectious Disease Response: A nurse was killed and another health worker injured in an attack on responders to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coverage Changes: More than 87,000 Iowa Medicare beneficiaries face plan cancellations or discontinuations for 2027 as open enrollment continues.
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