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The Tennessee Department of Health is offering free flu vaccines at more than 100 county health departments across the state beginning Nov. 1. Paul Petersen, director of the of emergency preparedness program for the Tennessee Department of Health, said seasonal influenza cases are most prevalent in January and February. .
Ohio community advocates are evaluating how funds from the OneOhio plan should be used. The OneOhio plan uses the $2 billion awarded to the state from the 2021 opioid settlement. This funding is what created the OneOhio Foundation, which will develop short and long term plans to help local communities continue combating the opioid crisis. .
Congressional Democrats are investigating Medicaid prior authorization practices and denied claims by private health insurers. According to a federal report, one out of every eight requests for prior authorization of services by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations were denied in 2019. Eve Marcum-Atkinson, director of health care advocacy for the West Virginia Citizen Action Group, said residents cannot get pacemakers, medication, or the surgeries they need, with serious consequences for community health. .