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- 1NYC Health Commissioner Unveils Plan to Protect Medicaid▼New York City’s Health Commissioner Has a Plan to Protect Medicaid
New York City's health commissioner has put forward a plan aimed at protecting Medicaid, the public health insurance program serving low-income Americans. The proposal, highlighted by the Commonwealth Fund, outlines steps the city can take to safeguard coverage and care for the millions of New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid amid ongoing federal and state policy debates.
- 2Florida's Ladapo says vaccine mandate rollback is about parents' rights▼Ladapo: Eliminating vaccine mandates isn’t about science, it’s about parents’ rights
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says the effort to eliminate vaccine mandates in the state is not grounded in scientific arguments but in defending parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children. The statement fuels an ongoing national debate over school vaccination requirements and the role of government in public health policy.