REAL News for RDs
Thursday, October 22, 2026 (UTC)
Food Is Medicine
with Vera Castillo

CMS defers $1.2 billion in California Medicaid home care funding

The agency announced the action on October 21, affecting personal home care service payments for state enrollees.

Trump signs law allowing clergy to reverse Social Security and Medicare opt-outsVera CastilloFDA issues two Class I supplement recalls for undeclared Sildenafil and TadalafilVera CastilloFDA and USDA FSIS post four product recalls including Class I listeria contaminated pastaVera CastilloMaharashtra FDA seizes unlabelled food stock; Medicare drug exemption impacts detailedVera CastilloKayem Foods meat and poultry products subject to Class I recallVera CastilloTodd's Seeds issues six Class I recalls for sprouting seed productsVera CastilloUSDA FSIS issues two Class I food recalls dated September 25 2026Vera CastilloMaharashtra FDA chief confirms he remains in post, enforcement will continueVera CastilloTrump administration approves $90 one-time Medicare Part B rebate paymentsVera CastilloAlbanese positions universal childcare as legacy alongside Medicare, NDISVera CastilloFDA issues three separate public food and drug safety warningsVera CastilloACHP Medicare Advantage plans outperform non-members in 2027 CMS star ratingsVera Castillo20 million Original Medicare Part B enrollees receive $90 federal paymentVera CastilloAlbanese states OpenAI accessed Australian Medicare database dataVera CastilloHumana flagship Medicare Advantage contract upgraded to 4 stars for 2027Vera Castillo$90 one-time Medicare payments scheduled for October as insurers update plan offeringsVera CastilloOpenAI adds monitoring after AI agent accessed Australian Medicare systemsVera CastilloFDA publishes two food recalls dated September 8 2026Vera CastilloCMS opens TAVR coverage review, $90 Medicare senior payment details releasedVera CastilloMaharashtra FDA cancels Blinkit Vile Parle food licence in October crackdownVera CastilloLidl recalls spice mix for Salmonella in Class I actionVera CastilloFour Class I recalls for jalapeno products over Salmonella and undeclared eggVera CastilloWhole Foods recalls salsa and guacamole for possible SalmonellaVera Castillo