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Following the move by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and earlier action by the Alaska's legislature, the state's Medicaid program is expected to be cut by about 22%. Those state spending cuts mean Alaska will receive at least $127 million less in federal Medicaid matching funds. Medicaid news comes out of Oklahoma and Ohio, as well.
Reuters reports that the division Cigna is looking to shed involves disability and life insurance. The move echoes ones made by other insurers looking to focus on health care. In other health industry news: a slew of departures from Apple's health team, price transparency, hospital chains and purchases, and more.
Top government officials flagged "disturbing" data around opioids and addiction back in 2006 and requested urgent action be taken. Then-U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona agreed to issue a call to action. But then the momentum fizzled after a new surgeon general came on and 13 years later, the crisis continues to grip the country.
The influential panel of experts says that women with previous breast, ovarian, fallopian-tube or abdominal cancer diagnoses who have completed treatment should be assessed for mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, as should women with ancestry more predisposed to those mutations.
The trial, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 21 in Ohio, is largely viewed as a bellwether of how hard drugmakers will be hit over claims that they played a role in the opioid epidemic. Both Endo and Allergan are small players, and much of the spotlight will be on Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson.
Robert Morris Levy was indicted on three counts of involuntary manslaughter and 28 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and false statements to law enforcement officials. Department of Veterans Affairs officials said in January that outside pathologists reviewed nearly 34,000 cases handled by Levy and found more than 3,000 errors or missed diagnoses dating back to 2005.
Both the Trump and Obama administrations have railed against the tight restrictions put in place by the Flores agreement, which dictates the way immigrant children are treated when they are held in custody. As early as Wednesday, DHS could release new regulations that replace those protections. The New York Times takes a look at this history, the impact and the frustrations that have come from the agreement. In other news on immigration: more states sue over "public charge" rule, officials say detainees won't be vaccinated for the upcoming flu season, and the government eyes a California location for a new shelter.
President Donald Trump spoke with NRA chief Wayne LaPierre about the possibility of universal background checks. At the end of the call, the president reassured LaPierre that those were off the table. Meanwhile, following Trump's claims that mental illness was at the root of the recent mass shootings, federal officials made sure no government experts might contradict him. Agency staffers were warned not to post anything on social media related to mental health, violence and mass shootings without prior approval. Other news on gun violence and safety focuses on young voters and Facebook sellers.
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While car crashes are a leading killer of children, seats have only been tested for head-on crashes. Since the early 2000s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has pushed for new seats that also protect children from side-impact crashes as well. ProPublica reports on what's taking so long and how the industry is dragging its heals. Public health news looks at dementia, measles, vaccines, diets and telemedicine, as well.
Missouri Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr said the software found that a significant number of people weren't eligible based on income. However, critics remain skeptical. “Most of those kids probably should be eligible for Medicaid unless their parents’ income doubled or tripled," said Washington University Health Economics Professor Tim McBride. Medicaid news comes out of Louisiana, as well.
CMS said it plans to use the feedback from the public input request to guide its proposed changes to the star ratings. The methodology currently used has garnered many complaints in the past.
A 19-year-old is suing the two companies using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, claiming that "the defendants prey on youth for financial gain.” The suit is just the latest litigation over the e-cigarette maker's marketing tactics. In other news: the prevalence of e-cigarettes in classrooms, legal smoking ages, and lung disease possibly linked to vaping.
Courts have ruled air ambulances can charge anything they want, and many patients are getting stuck with sky-high bills. Meanwhile, Texas lawmakers signed aggressive legislation into law that was meant to protect the state's residents from surprise medical bills, but millions remain unprotected.
There was a similar spike in numbers in 2016, although the rates have been trending downward in the state over the past 25 years. Meanwhile, attorneys for the state defended recent anti-abortion legislation as "constitutional and justified."
Drugmakers Endo International and Allergan are both in talks to settle over allegations about the role they played in the opioid crisis. The two companies have drawn less attention than bigger players like Purdue Pharma. The nationwide, consolidated lawsuit that will be heard in Ohio is being closely watched and likened to the Big Tobacco reckoning of the 1990s. Other opioid news focuses on supervised injection facilities, the effect of the drugs on the country's life expectancy, and more.
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