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Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — {beacon}   Health Care Health Care   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story  Medicare plans are now able to include Wegovy for heart-related issues Medicare plans are now able to cover Wegovy for individuals who are at a higher risk of heart problems, authorities announced on Thursday.  © AP Although the program will not pay for the medication…

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Medicare may cover the popular weight loss medication Wegovy if the patients also have heart disease and need to lower the risk of future heart attacks, strokes, and other serious issues, as stated by federal officials on Thursday.

Apple is facing a wide-ranging antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general focused on its dominance in the smartphone market.   The lawsuit alleged Apple limited competition and harmed both consumers and developers   through control of its App Store and how its devices and services operate with…

A new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients with low incomes — and it could be a model to help states pay for other expensive therapies.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that a Texas law allowing state authorities to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. Mayorkas made the remarks Thursday during a joint news conference with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo in the Guatemalan capital. Mayorkas said “We firmly believe that SB4 (the Texas law) is unconstitutional as a matter of law and we hope and are confident that the courts will definitively strike it down.” A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the Texas law Wednesday, but did not make a decision. The law is currently on hold.

Nobody won Powerball on Wednesday, causing the estimated prize to rise to $750 million. Mega Millions has a drawing Friday for a $977 million reward.

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During an interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a presidential candidate, had a tense conversation with The New York Times, labeling the newspaper as biased towards the Democratic Party and alleging that its reporting supports President Biden without evidence. In an interview on “The Run-Up,” the Times’s election podcast, the independent presidential candidate offered a sharp and unfounded accusation.