AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate & Health: Lancet experts are urging governments to treat climate change as a global health emergency, warning that heat, food insecurity and disease are adding to the toll. Vaccination: A Canadian survey points to weak flu-shot uptake: just 26% say they have received or plan to get vaccinated this season; only 20% intend to get a COVID-19 shot. Healthcare Costs: U.S. employers expect costs to rise 11.1% in 2027 before plan changes, the steepest increase in more than two decades. The AMA is also challenging federal rules that could make it harder for medically vulnerable people to qualify for Medicaid work-rule exemptions. Health Technology: The Trump administration is dropping requirements for health AI “nutrition labels,” removing information hospitals and doctors use to assess how tools were developed and tested. Outbreak Response: WHO reports Ebola cases in the DRC have topped 10,000, with deaths nearing 5,000; in Kenya, 20 contacts have completed 21 days without symptoms and returned home. Workforce: Nigeria’s House advanced a bill to establish a nursing and midwifery college in Lagos, as lawmakers warn that staff migration is worsening shortages.
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