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Entering formal treatment can be daunting for some people. So they turn to do-it-yourself options they can get on the streets. Meanwhile, legislators are proposing making it more difficult to get prescriptions for treatment News on the opioid crisis comes out of Virginia and Minnesota, as well.
The supercenter is hoping that its business savvy can help improve the health care industry. Other news out of the health care landscape focuses on the nurse practitioner workforce, valued care and transparency and accountability efforts for the CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
“I call it ‘Iowa-nice’ voter suppression,” said McCoy McDeid, who was one of the participants not impressed by the Iowa Democratic Party’s efforts this year. The party attempted to open up caucuses to more participants this year by shortening the candidate selection process and establishing satellite locations that could run hours before the normal 7 p.m. start of other caucuses throughout the state.
World Braces For Global Economic Toll Coronavirus Will Likely Take
The Chinese economy now accounts for about 17% of global GDP and it’s the largest trading partner for most of its neighbors. The impact of the coronavirus is likely to send shockwaves across the globe.
Coronavirus Cases See Biggest Jump Since Statistics Began; A Look Inside A Locked-Down Country
There are now at least 24,324 cases with more than 3,000 patients in critical condition. Experts were alarmed by the sharp one-day increase. Meanwhile, media outlets get a glimpse of what quarantined China is like.
“I am going stir crazy,” said Claire Campbell, who has self-quarantined herself after returning from China. Stories on the coronavirus in the United States look at the Americans who have been affected by the outbreak, the government’s response, technology being used to identify patients, and more.
Trump On ‘Medicare for All’ And The Costs Of Extending Health Care To Undocumented Immigrants
In his Feb. 4 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said the cost of extending health care to people regardless of their citizenship status would “bankrupt” the U.S.
On Drug Pricing, The President’s Numbers Are Still Off
We checked again. The data has not changed.
More Resources — Check These Fact Checks From Previous Trump Health Care Claims
Here’s a sampling of recent fact checks related to some of the health care claims made during President Donald Trump’s Feb. 4 State of the Union speech.
Perspectives: It May Be Fun To Hate On Martin Shkreli, But Pharma Bros Aren’t The Real Problem
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
New Study Shows Medicare Could Save Billions If It Was Allowed To Negotiate Insulin Drug Prices
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical development and pricing stories from the past week in KHN’s Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
Paying attention to your overall diet is more important, researchers say, then getting hung up on small caloric differences. Fitness news is also on ketogenic diets, birth weights, and bullying associated with fitness tests.
While research showing that the coronavirus was spreading while patients were asymptomatic was based on faulty information, experts say it doesn’t mean that the virus isn’t spreading before symptoms appear. “We had been getting reports from highly reliable people in China — scientists, investigators and public health people who we’ve known over the years — and they’ve been telling us, ‘There’s asymptomatic disease, for sure, and we are seeing asymptomatic transmission,’” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
When President Donald Trump vowed to pass a bipartisan drug pricing bill if it got to his desk, Democrats at the State of the Union began chanting “H.R. 3,” a reference to legislation the House passed last year that included many of Trump’s own policies. It has since been languishing in the Senate. Democrats also countered other health claims from the president, such as which party was working to protect American’s care.
President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address to Congress touched on health care topics that are front of mind for voters, such as drug pricing and costly surprise medical bills. Trump also touted his push for price transparency within the industry, a main theme in his administration’s actions, and took a swipe at Democrats’ support of “Medicare for All.”
Cruise Ship Quarantined After 10 Passengers Test Positive For Coronavirus
The ship, carrying about 3,500 people, is quarantined off the coast of Japan. Princess Cruises said a guest who later tested positive for coronavirus sailed from Yokohama on Jan. 20 and disembarked at Hong Kong on Jan. 25. The confirmation set off a round of testing for 273 people, including a U.S. guest who then tested positive for the illness.
Fact Checking State Of The Union: Premiums, Pre-existing Conditions, Price Transparency, And More
Media outlets fact check various claims by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address. While some were misleading or lacked evidence to back them up, others were mostly true.
First Edition: February 5, 2020
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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