AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHome Birth Legal Fight: Two Nebraska mothers are appealing a federal judge’s denial of a preliminary injunction against the state’s ban on nurse midwives assisting home births, arguing it violates religious rights and limits safe choice. Nebraska Medicine Governance: The NU Board of Regents approved four new members to represent the university system on the Nebraska Medicine board as governance is formalized with the Omaha Community Foundation. Mental Health Access Deal: Chrysalis Health and Curaechoice are teaming up to expand no-cost mental health services for employer plans, including in Nebraska. Child Welfare Funding: Nebraska DHHS won nearly $1.5 million in federal grants to modernize licensing and improve the child welfare system, including faster background checks and better support for kin caregivers. Data Privacy Enforcement: Nebraska is among states in a multistate $2.3 million settlement with Labcorp tied to a 2019 patient data breach involving a medical debt collector. Public Health Alerts: Nebraska reported additional mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile virus and Cache Valley virus, urging residents to “fight the bite.” Research & Cancer: RefinedScience announced expansion of a pancreatic cancer dataset effort aimed at better capturing patient-to-patient biology for personalized therapies. Rehab Success Story: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals highlighted a Great Bend woman’s recovery after a pregnancy-related aneurysm and stroke, marking major therapy gains.
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