AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMedicaid Fraud Crackdown: Federal prosecutors charged two Long Island men with a $35M Medicaid transportation scheme, alleging kickbacks for methadone-clinic rides that often never happened and inflated mileage. FDA Innovation: The FDA approved Johnson & Johnson’s dual-energy catheter system that combines radiofrequency and pulsed field ablation through one catheter for electrophysiology procedures. ACA Coverage Shock: A new KFF analysis says ACA premium tax-credit expirations are driving steep coverage losses—nearly 3 million fewer people enrolled in 2026—while costs rise sharply. Alzheimer’s Testing: NIH-funded research reports blood-based circular RNA markers that may better predict when Alzheimer’s symptoms are about to begin than current tests. Public Health Data Gaps: A report warns CDC data and webpages were removed at large scale, creating blind spots for disease tracking and prevention. Healthspan in Cities: Human Longevity Global and the Smart Cities Council launched a Healthspan Scorecard to make population health a core city-design metric. Care Access in Dementia: A Midwest story highlights how “medical deserts” force dementia patients and caregivers to travel hours for specialists. Rising Outbreaks: CDC-linked reporting flags cyclosporiasis cases climbing, with multiple states seeing “explosive” diarrhea illness clusters.
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