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Trending News Today: Community Health Centers May Secure Funding Under Stopgap Bill

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Community health centers are expected to receive funding for 2 years under a stopgap spending bill that will be proposed in the House this week, according to The Hill. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) said that the bill would provide several billions of dollars in funding to health centers and extend a number of expiring health care programs, according to the article. Although community health centers are supported by both parties, broader budget conflicts have prevented them from gaining funding.

A recent study found that an overwhelming 179,000 nursing home residents are taking antipsychotics, despite not having schizophrenia or other mental illnesses that those drugs are intended to treat, NPR reported. A majority of these individuals have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, which are conditions that antipsychotics are not approved to treat. In fact, the FDA issued a black box warning stating that antipsychotics increase the risk of death among patients with dementia, according to the article.

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