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President Donald Trump is working on an executive order intended to increase price transparency across the health care landscape. But one of the aspects to the order is provoking intense backlash. Compelling disclosure of negotiated rates “would have the ultimate anti-competitive effect,” said Tom Nickels, the American Hospital Association’s executive vice president for government relations and public policy.
Former Vice President and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden lost his son to cancer four years ago, giving him a perspective that allows him to reach grief-stricken voters. In other news, Biden released a plan on education that would boost the number of psychologists and other health providers in schools.
Following Sharp Outcry From Private Insurers, Connecticut Lawmakers Pause On Creating Public Option
“We are taking a step back and evaluating where things stand,” said state Sen. Matt Lesser, a Democrat who led the proposal. He said many of the complaints from the insurance industry revolved around displeasure with competing with the government for customers. Meanwhile, California lawmakers move ahead with plans to expand coverage for undocumented immigrants in the state.
A Missouri health agency is conducting an investigation into the state’s remaining abortion clinic, and officials say they have serious concerns about patients’ safety. The clinic’s license is scheduled to expire this week, and if the stand-off is not resolved, Missouri could become the first state since Roe v. Wade not to have an operating clinic. A court hearing on the group’s lawsuit is set for Thursday morning.
The death rate for young people due to opioid poisoning nearly tripled from 1999 to 2016, and the crisis continues to devastate a wide range of people from different backgrounds. News on the epidemic also focuses on the former president of Purdue Pharma, a physician opposed to strict opioid regulations, a push for free fentanyl test strips and more.
Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Poised To Sign Heartbeat Bill, Diverging From Party On Issue
Lawmakers sent the heartbeat legislation — which was written by a Democratic state senator — to Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-La.), who has voiced his support for the measure. “As I prepare to sign this bill,” Edwards said in a statement after it passed, “I call on the overwhelming bipartisan majority of legislators who voted for it to join me in continuing to build a better Louisiana that cares for the least among us and provides more opportunity for everyone.” The bill follows a slew of other restrictive legislation that has passed in recent weeks in Republican-leaning states.
The New York Times obtained unfiltered recordings of conversations between doctors at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital about concerns that their patients seemed to be faring much more poorly after surgery than they should be. “I ask myself, ‘Would I have my children have surgery here?’” said Dr. Blair Robinson. “In the past, I’d always felt like the answer was ‘yes’ for something simple. … But now when I look myself in the mirror, and what’s gone on the past month, I can’t say that.” The turmoil at UNC underscores concerns about the quality and consistency of care provided by dozens of pediatric heart surgery programs across the country.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Unexpected Perk Of My Group Pregnancy Care: New Friends
Group prenatal visits are catching on — they save money and reduce the risk of premature births. It turned out to be the best decision one couple made during their pregnancy.
Your Wake-Up Call On Data-Collecting Smart Beds And Sleep Apps
An array of products — from mattresses and sensors to sleep trackers and apps — are catching consumers’ attention. But privacy experts are concerned about what becomes of all the personal information these products collect.
A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine
A frank conversation with geriatrician and author Dr. Louise Aronson about medicine’s biased treatment of older adults and what needs to change.
Partera recibe factura de $4,836 por usar gas de la risa en su propio parto
Por lo general, supervisado por enfermeras y administrado con cuidado, el óxido nitroso se factura con una tarifa fija, de $100 a $500 por el acceso a la máquina y al gas.
Editorial pages focus on these health topics and others.
Opinion writers weigh in on abortion issues in Missouri and in other states as well.
Media outlets report on news from New York, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Idaho, Oregon, New Hampshire, Maryland, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Arizona.
In California, thousands of nurses are striking and walking picket lines over having to work overtime and others issues, including recruitment and retention of qualified nurses. Meanwhile, a report from Georgia say nursing shortages are due to the retirements of many nurses and a greater need for health care as the population ages.
The decrease is more complicated than the simple thought: our health is improving. In other public health news: gene-editing human embryos, teens and smartphones, stress at work, exercise, CBD, single mothers, and more.
Companies in the middle of areas where there are pervasive outbreaks might stand a chance at winning in court if they wanted to require their employees to get vaccinated.
Can A Side Effect Of A ‘Life-Saving’ Drug Be Worse Than Possibly Facing Cancer?
Patients who are undergoing immunotherapy are developing a disease akin to type 1 diabetes. “If I knew then, when I opted for the clinical trial, what type 1 diabetes entailed, I would never have gone for the immunotherapy. Never. I would have taken the chance of the cancer coming back,” said Jaime Vidal, 79, a retired mailman from San Bruno, Calif. In other pharmaceutical news: accelerated approvals for cancer drugs, troubling manufacturing problems and the right-to-try bill.
Facebook is already a place where millions of users go for health advice, and it has a long list of projects in health and medicine. Stat takes a look at the people behind the company’s health care ambitions. In other health industry news: Centene’s WellCare deal, a call for reform of the Stark law, Allina-Aetna’s enrollment numbers, and more.