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June 30, 2025

In this week’s edition of health news across the states: Who are the new members of AICP; One Big Beautiful Bill Act: How will states respond to Medicaid reform; Researchers squeeze a new benefit out of oranges.

Plus: Bilirakis: Championing rare disease innovation, ending foreign dependence

HealthPlatform.News [[link removed]] Who are the new members of the ACIP? [[link removed]]

Seven newly appointed members of the federal Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices met for the first time June 25 and 26, following a purge of the entire ACIP board by Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: How will states respond to Medicaid reforms? [[link removed]]

The federal budget reconciliation bill – the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – currently making its way through the U.S. Senate includes some cost-saving reforms to Medicaid which could have significant impacts on state budgets — but what those impacts are and how individual states will respond to them varies depending on a number of factors.

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Researchers squeeze a new benefit out of oranges [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

Eating citrus fruits may reduce depressive risks, according to a recent study from a Harvard research team.“We found that eating one medium orange a day may lower the risk of developing depression by about 20 percent,” researcher Raaj Mehta told The Harvard Gazette.

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Bilirakis: Championing rare disease innovation, ending foreign dependence [[link removed]]

Every patient deserves a chance at a healthy life — especially those facing the most devastating, life-threatening illnesses. Yet, of the more than 10,000 known rare diseases, only 5% have an FDA-approved treatment.

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