Parsing Policy: Cost-Saving Innovations Already Hurting Medicaid Recipients
Opinion writers express their views on policies impacting health care.
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State Highlights: More Former OSU Students Come Forward With Allegations Of Doctor’s Sexual Misconduct; Disabled Foster Children Being Denied Care In Texas
Media outlets report on news from Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Minnesota, Washington, Florida and North Carolina.
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Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Squashes Hope State Will Embrace Supervised Injection Sites
Despite evidence in favor of the sites, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling says they normalize drug use and addiction.
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Tragic Death Of 3-Year-Old Highlights Difficulty Of Finding Safe, Affordable Day Care
There are a few ways to ensure a day care doesn't have a history of negligence, but it can be hard to determine.
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Matching Medical Students To Right Residency Programs Can Make Big Difference, But Disappointment Often Abounds
Critics say the National Resident Matching Program could do a better in a job at a critical step that sets the course of a student's career.
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Legal Fees Have Theranos Running On Financial Fumes As It Settles Latest Lawsuit
The most recently settled case was filed by investors who allege that Theranos made false and misleading statements about its technology. In other news from the health care industry: shopping around for care; health system mergers; and tariffs' effects on vaping.
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Federal Judge in Texas Fetal Remains Burial Trial Warns About Implications For Women Beyond Abortion
The federal judge who will rule on the state's 2017 law said it could make it difficult for women to obtain health care if clinics are forced to close because they can't comply with the requirements.
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CVS Apologizes After Transgender Woman Says Pharmacist Wouldn’t Fill Her Hormone Therapy Prescription
A CVS spokesman said in a statement that the Arizona pharmacist’s conduct “does not reflect our values or our commitment to inclusion, nondiscrimination and the delivery of outstanding patient care.” The pharmacist no longer works for CVS.
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Bayer To Stop Selling Essure Birth-Control Implant That Has Been Linked To Severe Injuries
Bayer cited a decrease in demand and said the decision was not related to the safety of the device or the thousands of lawsuits that have been filed against the company.
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Senate Expected To Confirm Wilkie To Lead Troubled Department Of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie has received mostly positive reviews from veterans' groups for his management experience, but the extent of his willingness to expand private care as an alternative to government-run VA care remains largely unknown. Veterans health care news comes out of Minnesota and Colorado, as well.
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Importing Drugs, Rebates And Medicare: A Deeper Look At Administration’s Flurry Of Ideas To Lower Prices
The Trump administration has been busy proposing ideas that it says will "completely reset the pricing system in the U.S.” While critics say it's too early to make any sweeping predictions about what will work, Stat offers a look at the ideas on the table.
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An Abortion Law Signed By Pence Could Be First One To Make It To A Supreme Court With Kavanaugh On The Bench
The Indiana law prohibited abortion because of the gender, race or disability of the fetus, such as Down syndrome. Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he doesn't know if he's going to vote for Brett Kavanaugh to fill the empty Supreme Court seat.
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How One Judge Has Taken Center Stage In The Immigration Crisis
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw has stepped into the spotlight after setting ambitious deadlines for HHS to reunite separated families. Media outlets take a look at how he got there, and how he's holding federal officials accountable.
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CMS Proposes Plan To Pay Doctors The Same For Seeing Patients With A Cold Or Stage 4 Cancer
CMS Administrator Seema Verma says the goal is to cut down on paperwork and free up physicians' time. But critics say the proposal would underpay doctors who care for those with the greatest medical needs, and possibly discourage them from taking on Medicare patients.
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For Generations, Nation Has Relied On Family Caregivers. But Shifting Social Dynamics Could Leave A Vacuum.
Today, an estimated 34.2 million people provide unpaid care to those 50 and older, but that supply is shrinking every day. In other public health news: pain, cancer, Alzheimer's, toxic air, dietary supplements, jet lag and more.
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First Edition: July 23, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Improving Diet, Reducing Obesity and Getting Healthy; Monitoring Trends in Changing Addiction Patterns
Opinion writers weigh in on these and other health issues.
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Different Takes: The GOP Really Doesn’t Care About Health Care; Surrendering Rather Than Winning The War On Poverty
Editorial pages look at these and other health issues.
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Research Roundup: Antibiotics; End-Of Life Care; And The Individual Marketplace
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Delivery Room Closures Highlight Reality Of Health Care In Rural America; Industry Sounds Alarm Over Mass. Proposal To Help Community Hospitals
Media outlets report on news from Missouri, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Virginia and New Hampshire.
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