AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHHS Oversight: A state audit found more than 5,800 eligible children missed Summer EBT, while about 1,600 ineligible children received benefits. Auditors also flagged $217,000 in childcare payments and inadequate background checks for 45 in-home care providers. HHS disputes parts of the findings and says it has made improvements. Youth Health: About 15% of North Dakota high school students vape, public health officials say, warning that high-nicotine products can make addiction harder to overcome. Care Access: Essentia Health has broken ground on a family medicine clinic in Horace, while a new Spirit Lake health clinic is moving forward with a $60 million loan. Public Health: North Dakota’s new State Laboratory has opened, and the state’s healthier-food rules for SNAP participants are set to begin Nov. 1.
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