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Meanwhile, in Florida, Medicaid managed care plans registered a loss in the first half of the year.
Nov. 1 Marked The Start Of Obamacare Sign-Up Season: What To Know, What To Expect
The federal insurance marketplace is open for business despite changes by President Donald Trump and GOP lawmaker that critics say could weaken it. News outlets detail what is different this year and offer consumers advice.
A Big Election Year For Health Issues As Voters Face A Flurry Of Ballot Questions
In addition to Medicaid expansion, voters also will consider ballot initiatives dealing with abortion, soda taxes, opioid issues and the legalization of medical marijuana, among others,
Montana To Vote On Measure That Would Pay For Medicaid Expansion Renewal Through Tobacco Tax
The controversial ballot initiative has drawn record spending in the state, with tobacco companies alone having contributed $17 million to fight it. In Utah, The New Yorker profiles some of the activists who worked to secure Medicaid expansion a spot on the ballot.
Barrage Of Attacks On Health Care Is Forcing Republicans To Promise To Protect People Who Are Sick
Despite the new vows by many GOP candidates to champion coverage guarantees for preexisting conditions, they have not come to endorse another provision of the federal health law: the expansion of Medicaid. Also, outlets provide campaign news from Illinois and Florida.
First Edition: November 2, 2018
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The Election’s Impact On Health Care: Some Bellwether Races To Watch
A number of health issues — from preexisting conditions to Medicaid expansion to changes to Medicare — could be at stake when voters head to the polls Tuesday.
Heart Drug Spotlights Troubling Trends In Drug Marketing
Critics worry the marketing of Vascepa, a purified fish oil product, could prove a fish story.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Open Enrollment And A Midterm Preview
In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Joanne Kenen of Politico discuss the start of open enrollment for individual health insurance plans for 2019 and preview what next week’s midterm elections might mean for health policy. Plus, Barbara Feder Ostrov of KHN and California Healthline talks to Julie about the latest NPR-KHN “Bill of the Month” feature.
Billions In ‘Questionable Payments’ Went To California’s Medicaid Insurers And Providers
The money was paid on behalf of more than 400,000 people who may have been ineligible for the public program, a state audit found. One had been dead for four years before payments stopped.
Editorial writers express views on health care costs and other issues.
Opinion pages focus on these health and mental health issues.
Longer Looks: Midterm Cram, Tuberculosis’ Influence On Modernist Architecture And The Tampon Tax
Each week, KHN’s Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Media outlets report on news from New Jersey, New Hampshire, California, Texas, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Federal authorities have told the Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital it will cut off funding vital to staying open if it doesn’t implement immediate changes. Other hospital news comes from Texas, Virginia, Arizona and Georgia.
EPA Signs Off On Continued Use Of Bayer Weedkiller Farmers Say Damaged Hundreds Of Crop Fields
Also, environmental news focuses on a toxic paint stripper still on the market, a groundskeeper’s acceptance of a judge’s decision to lower his lawsuit award from Bayer and Los Angeles County’s takeover of a water agency that allegedly serves smelly water.
Preterm Births Rose In The U.S. For Third Year In A Row
According to a report by the March of Dimes, this increase comes on the heels of nearly a decade — from 2007 to 2015 — of declines.
Treadmill Stress Test Data Supports Strong Link Between Endurance And Living A Long Life
The greater someone’s fitness, the less likely he or she was to have died prematurely and vice versa, the numbers from the Cleveland Clinic showed. Those with high fitness lived longer than those whose fitness was above average. Other public health news focuses on diabetes, homeless veterans, Alzheimer’s, medical education and more.
Cervical Cancer Survival Rates And Risks No Better With Less-Invasive Surgery
The unexpected negative results from two new studies could change how cervical cancer has been commonly treated for over 10 years as a minimally invasive hysterectomy gained popularity.
Shingles Vaccine Lifts Glaxo’s Third-Quarter Earnings Forecast
GlaxoSmithKline reports that demand for Shingrix — the drugmaker’s new shingles vaccine that was granted favored status by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year — is driving healthy profits.