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Doctors Are Prescribing Fewer Opioids, Says AMA

The number of opioid prescriptions dropped 22 percent between 2013 and 2017, leading to an estimated 55 million fewer scripts, according to the doctors' group. These numbers are part of the American Medical Association's argument against proposed federal clinical practice legislation. Also in the news, an expose on the marketing techniques used by some corners of big pharma regarding these medicines. Meanwhile, updates on legal action in Utah, Kansas and Michigan; efforts in Philadelphia to clear opioid "tent camps;" California's experiment in distributing fentanyl tests; and other hot topics.

By khnsstapleton

June 1, 2018
FDA Should Enforce ‘Right-To-Try’ Law As Drafted, Says Author Sen. Johnson

“This law intends to diminish the FDA’s power over people’s lives, not increase it,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wrote in a letter to Food and Drug Agency Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.

By khnsstapleton

June 1, 2018
KHN First Edition: June 1, 2018

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By Kathleen Hayden

June 1, 2018
Viewpoints: Congress, Make Opioid Manufacturers Face Responsibilities; Without Reforms, Medicaid, Medicare Will Devour U.S. Economy

Editorial pages focus on these and other health care topics.

By janicelkff

May 31, 2018
Different Takes: ‘Interruption Of Medical Care’ Devastating In Puerto Rico; Trump Needs To Start Treating Deaths As Tragedy

Opinion writers look at the government's response to the health emergency brought about by Hurricane Maria.

By janicelkff

May 31, 2018
Longer Looks: Rigged Drug Prices; Doctors And Midwives; Treating Hep C

Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.

By khnshefalil

May 31, 2018
State Highlights: Discrimination In New Orleans’ Health Care System Harms Blacks; ‘Incompetent Staff’ Undermines HIV/AIDS Program In Dallas

Media outlets report on news from Louisiana, Texas, Massachusetts, California, New Hampshire, Ohio and New Jersey.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Texas Gov. Requests $100M To Shield Schools From Gun Violence, Hints At Potential Red Flag Law

Also, in the wake of the high school shooting outside Houston, Gov. Greg Abbott vows to protect the Second Amendment, asks gun owners to be responsible and devises a plan to increase mental health practices in schools.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Judge Urged To Lift Stay On Smokable Marijuana In Florida By Pro-Medical Pot Plaintiffs

Circuit Judge Karen Gievers delayed her ruling that smokable medical marijuana is allowed under a 2016 state constitutional amendment while the state appeals. In other state news: drugged driving deaths are up; a Georgia couple loses custody of their 15-year-old son after allowing him medical marijuana; a pot surplus in Oregon drives down growers' profits; and cannabis-based autism treatments touted in Illinois.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Minnesota Sues Insys Therapeutics Over Its Opioid Marketing Practices

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says the Arizona-based pharmaceutical company "encouraged physicians to prescribe this highly-potent fentanyl product to patients who didn't have cancer, even though it was only approved for severe breakthrough pain in cancer patients." Meanwhile, as legal cases related to the opioid epidemic pile up, Native American tribes fight to not get lost in the mix.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Trump Revamping Reproductive Health Policies To ‘Stand For Life’

The administration's efforts to pack courts with new judges and change the policy on which groups can receive federal family planning funds concerns groups that seek to preserve women's ability to seek an abortion. But officials say they aren't cutting funding — merely drawing a “bright line” between birth control and abortion.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Legal Limbo Over California’s Aid-In-Dying Law Impacts Patients And Doctors

The state's law allowing medical aid-in-dying for terminal patients is on hold for at least another month. A judge refused a stay on his ruling that the measure was illegally passed during a special session of the Legislature. With appeals underway, the uncertainty leaves many questions for the medical community.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Chronic Backlogs In Kansas’ Privatized Medicaid Program Prompt Threats Of Fines Against Contractor

Unprocessed applications that have delayed payments to providers have piled up since Maryland-based Maximus took over KanCare operations in 2016. Elsewhere, Utah residents will vote on Medicaid expansion. And a technical glitch has hindered public comments over Florida's planned changes to Medicaid.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
As Va. Lawmakers Vote To Expand Medicaid, Some Say ‘No Just Wasn’t The Answer Anymore’

The effort, which will provide coverage to 400,000 residents, had been stymied for years by conservative Republicans. But a few state senators changed their minds this year after a Democratic tidal wave last November brought 15 new members to the House of Delegates and the Trump administration said it would allow states to implement work requirements for non-disabled adults getting Medicaid.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
An Odd Twist At The White House’s Sport And Fitness Day: Trump Talks About The Importance Of Being Fit

President Donald Trump is known for is affinity for fast food and his distaste for exercise. And, aside from a batting-cage swing, he steered clear of many of the day's active events. And, in other public health news, a poll finds that the vast majority of older Americans are open to trying virtual health care, and The Washington Post details a recent mock pandemic-response exercise.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
As Colorectal Rates Spike In Younger People, American Cancer Society Now Recommends Screenings Starting At Age 45

The prominent cancer organization changes its guidelines to encourage Americans to undergo colorectal cancer screening starting at 45 instead of waiting until 50. Since 1994, there has been a 51 percent increase in the rate of the disease among those younger than 50, and the death rate also has started to rise.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
What’s This About ‘Ambien-Tweeting?’

Roseanne Barr faced a backlash over a series of controversial tweets. She blamed, in part, the drug Ambien for these late-night musings. In response, news outlets examine the side effects of this and other "sedative hypnotic" medications.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
In Effort To Ease Investors’ Minds, Allergan To Sell Women’s Health, Infectious-Disease Units

These two business lines are among the drugmaker's smallest. Meanwhile, the company announced a voluntary recall of nearly 170,000 birth control packs because of a packaging error that could lead to unintended pregnancy. Also, the World Health Organization is sharpening its focus on gaps in biotech regulations.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
Health Care Groups Offer Negative Takes On Trump Insurance Marketplace Rules

More than 300 patient and consumer groups have expressed concerns over the proposed rulemaking, warning the planned changes could destabilize insurance markets, raise premiums for sick Americans and make insurance fraud easier. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is also eyeing changes to accountable care organizations.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018
HHS Refutes Reports On Missing Migrant Children

In other news, a special report focuses on burnout doctors are suffering by being required to give uninsured, undocumented patients suboptimal care.

By khnsstapleton

May 31, 2018

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