HALIFAX Nova Scotia health officials announced the province s COVID-19 reopening plan on Friday, which involves a five-phase process. “Our phased plan will allow us to safely enjoy summer with public health measures in place while we work at getting most of our population fully vaccinated,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “Then we should be able to further ease restrictions in the fall and ease in to a new normal of living with COVID-19.” The province says each of the phases, which are expected to last between two to four weeks long, depends on COVID-19 activity in the province, public health and testing capacity, hospitalizations and vaccination rates.
Nova Scotia is taking a five-phase approach to its re-opening plan that is gradual and cautious. Premier Iain Rankin says decisions will be based on c.
Three people file lawsuits against Missouri over lack of Medicaid expansion
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Three people have sued the state for not expanding Medicaid eligibility after voters approved a constitutional amendment in August.
The plaintiffs from Fenton, St. Louis and Springfield filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to force state leaders to expand the program to cover low-income working adults. The lawsuit names the Missouri Department of Social Services, which runs the state s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, along with several social services officials.
Gov. Mike Parson s budget included funding for Medicaid expansion. However, the Republican-controlled state legislature decided against funding the expansion. Last week Parson said the state was withdrawing its plans to expand eligibility, saying the amendment that expanded Medicaid is invalid because it didn t include a funding mechanism and the General Assembly didn t appropriate money to pay for expansion.