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Health Policy in Flux: Trump Administration Updates
Additional reporting by: Pearl Steinzor, Julia Bonavitacola, Hayden Klein, Kyle Munz, Christina Mattina, Brooke McCormick, and Mary Caffrey. The US House of Representatives narrowly passes a budget resolution (H Con Res 14, 119th Congress) that...
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Bill would entitle ASG employees to 8 weeks paid maternity leave
Employees of the American Samoa Government would be entitled to paid maternity leave under a bill sponsored by Representative Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr. To be known as the Paid Maternity Leave Act of American Samoa the bill proposes that any...
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The NFL's best athlete was made in American Samoa
Detroit, MICHIGAN — On a first-quarter play on Thanksgiving, Penei Sewell lined up at tight end instead of his usual right tackle position. At the snap of the ball, the 6-foot-5, 335-pound Sewell turned and burst into his own backfield on an end...
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We are all public health
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The Guam Daily Post
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Imagine a health care system where the patient is not just one person but an entire community where care is coordinated by a team of specialists. That is public health: the shared effort to keep our people healthy and our island safe. In honor of...
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Missouri Attorney General joins coalition urging Congress to address PBM-owned pharmacies
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has allied with attorneys general from 38 other states and territories to urge Congress to change the legislative landscape regarding Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their involvement in the...
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AG Ellison aims to stop pharmacy benefit managers from owning, operating pharmacies
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FOX 9 - Minnesota
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Pharmacy in rural Minnesota (FOX 9) ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is including the state in a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general to get the United States Congress to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers...
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Attorney General Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking Congress to Prohibit PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 38 other attorneys general in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to pass an act that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies. “PBMs were...
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Health Dept. awarded CDC a grant of $1.3m
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a federal funding notification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the amount of $1,339,555 for American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH). This new discretionary health...
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Pacific quarantine-free travel expands
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Pacific News Service
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One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health Aupito William Sio announced today. “I am pleased to announce that from 11.59 pm 27...
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Drummond seeks clear reporting relations with US Dept. of Health and Human Services Human Trafficking Hotline
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – On Monday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Office alongside 41 state and territory attorneys general revealed they are asking U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for...
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Republican Party of American Samoa celebrates Donald Trump’s victory and majority In Congress
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Republican Party of American Samoa proudly joins the nation in celebrating President Donald J. Trump's overwhelming victory, marking a pivotal moment not only for our great nation but also for the U.S. territory of...
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Fitch asks Congress to limit role of PBMs in pharma
Fitch asks Congress to limit role of PBMs in pharma Published 6:06 pm Friday, April 18, 2025 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general this week in sending a...
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"Reflecting On National Nutrition Month And Our Health Crisis"
Dear Editor, With National Nutrition Month (March) now behind us, we find ourselves pausing to reflect. Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula issued a proclamation designating the month of March to focus on nutrition, a gesture that signals hope for...
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THS Science Club leads ocean health awareness at First Friday outreach
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tantalizing aroma of global cuisine at last week’s First Friday at the Lions Park wasn’t the only thing drawing crowds. Tafuna High School’s Science Club took center stage with a powerful outreach campaign on marine...
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“GRACE AND DEDICATION OF LBJ HOSPITAL TEAMS”
Dear Editor, I am writing to share a heartfelt letter titled “Welcomed Beeb” written by my late father, Aeoainuu Aleki Tuala-Tamaalelagi. Though he is now in heaven, his words continue to carry the weight of gratitude, reflection, and deep love...
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ASMSA hosts Annual Medicaid Health Summit
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA – The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency hosted its Medicaid Health Summit from March 24–26, 2025, gathering leaders from across government, healthcare, and the community to collaborate under the theme: “O le Ta Avega...
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State attorneys general unite against pharmacy benefit manager practices
Michigan AG Nessel joins coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to pass act prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies NEWS RELEASE...
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Miyares Urges Ban on PBM-Owned Pharmacies
Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined 38 other attorneys general in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to pass an act that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies. “PBMs were...
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Attorney General Nessel joins push against pharmacy benefit managers owning their own pharmacies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with attorneys general from 38 other states and territories, has sent a letter to congressional leaders urging the passage of legislation to prevent pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or...
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Recent changes in Medicaid financing in American Samoa and other U.S. Territories
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S territories – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) – have faced an array of longstanding fiscal and health challenges...
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