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Trump Describes Veterans’ Health Care Reforms That Have Yet To Be Implemented As ‘Big Success’
Fact checkers from both The Associated Press and The New York Times examine President Donald Trump’s statements about the Veterans Choice program and other efforts to improve care for veterans. Meanwhile, lawmakers fight over how to pay for the VA bill they just passed.
The tax was supposed to go into effect in 2013, but Congress suspended its implementation multiple times. Lawmakers from both parties who represent states with a strong medical-device company presences have been outspoken in opposition of the measure.
The Trump administration halted the payments, citing a ruling out of New Mexico that the risk-adjustment program’s implementation was flawed and hadn’t been adequately justified by federal regulators. The move sparked widespread concern that the decision could cause further upheaval in the health law marketplaces.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Editorial pages look at these and other health issues.
Perspectives: Reproductive Medicine And Women’s Health Face Uncertain Future
Opinion writers express views on the legal status of an abortion and other issues surrounding women’s reproductive health.
Media outlets report on news from Maryland, Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, California, Missouri, Arizona and Tennessee.
Sexual Abuse Allegations Emerge Over Another Ohio State Coach’s Behavior With An Athlete
The university is already under fire for how it handled allegations against team doctor Dr. Richard Strauss, but new charges have come out out about a more recent case involving an assistant diving coach.
The Baker administration’s proposed rule would end the requirement that pregnant women be offered the opportunity to get information about abortion when they get family planning advice from an organization that gets federal Title X family planning grants. Meanwhile in Baltimore, lawmakers said the change to the family planning program would hurt access to all health services because the clinics also provide care such as HIV testing and screenings for cancer and mental health.
Experts were left wondering how the virus hid inside the woman for 13 months before re-emerging in lethal form.
Finding the right patients, in the right age group, with just the right amount of memory loss is an overwhelming task for pharmaceutical companies running drug trials. In other news, a study suggests that hormones might play a role in the disease, which could offer insight into why so many more women than men are afflicted.
Steve Miller, 76, will join the company as chairman of the board. Navigating the more than 800 opioid lawsuits against the company will be among the most immediate tasks facing the new chairman.
From insurers to hospitals, big players in the health industry are seeing the cost benefits of nabbing problems before they start. Meanwhile, data brokers are scouring consumers’ behavior online — and it’s being used by health companies to paint pictures of what kind of person to whom they’re selling.
‘Striking’ Study Finds Benefits Of Using AIDS Treatment Drugs To Prevent HIV Infection
Meanwhile, people at risk for HIV often don’t take the daily pill to lower their chances of infection, but technology could help with that.
Only about one in four adults say they have heard or read about President Donald Trump’s plans to lower drug prices, according to a Politico-Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll. Of that, just 37 percent believe the proposed changes would lower the prices Medicare pays for prescription drugs. That number ticks up slightly to 42 percent when not limiting it to Medicare.
But nearly 1,200 children have been placed back with their families, according to the Justice Department, which has been ordered to keep the court updated with its progress. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Alex Azar has become a target of a negative ad campaign for his role in the immigration crisis.
As Senate Gears Up For Kavanaugh Fight, Poll Finds 71% Of Voters Oppose Overturning Roe V. Wade
And nearly 60 percent of them feel strongly about their opinion, according to the Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been looked at by anti-abortion advocates as their best hope in years for overturning Roe v. Wade.
Robert Wilkie will take up the Department of Veterans Affairs reins at a time when turmoil and controversy are the norm for the troubled agency. While the vote was mostly drama-free, many of the Democrats who opposed it either are running a reelection campaign or are potential contenders for 2020.
Medicinal leeches are instrumental for surgeons, but in the era of superbugs, they also can be rendered ineffective. In other public health news: depression, HPV, cancer treatments, fetal alcohol disorders, diets, human trafficking and more.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
