U.S. Naval Hospital Naples in Naples, Italy, changed its policy on family medicine appointments for civilians and retirees. The change applies only to the family practice department, so pharmacy, lab, radiology and emergency room services are unaffected. It's unclear how the hospital is informing the affected patients.

The Minneapolis City Council's Public Health, Safety & Equity Committee voted 6-1 to postpone a contract amendment with SoundThinking, Inc. (formerly ShotSpotter) to the June 17 meeting. It would have authorized an increase of $1,125,946 for a total amount not to exceed $3,735,406, and a three-year extension (through March 21, 2029) for maintenance and expanded coverage of the program.

Hospitals in Germany are in financial trouble. Only nine percent of hospitals can permanently finance their current expenses from liquid assets. The number of hospital bankruptcies per year has skyrocketed since 2022. The health insurance reform will cause hospitals' sales and results to fall by 5 to 6 percent, which will lead to further bankruptcies.

Josh Hawley wants the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to open an investigation into Planned Parenthood's use of $1.5 billion in Medicare and Medicaid funding. The organization promotes transgender procedures on minors. Republicans last year banned federal tax dollars from flowing to abortion providers, but that ban is set to lapse on July 4th.

A New Mexico judge heard arguments Thursday in a challenge to the state's universal childcare program. A lawsuit brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez challenges the process used by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration to eliminate an income cap and copays for childcare assistance before the Legislature had a chance to weigh in or approve funding. A potential pause on the program would put thousands of New Mexican families back on the hook for daycare payments.