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Only one executive at the congressional hearing said that his company had a “shared responsibility” for the opioid crisis. Lawmakers hauled the companies to Capitol Hill after an investigation into alleged pill dumping in West Virginia found that a small town was flooded with painkillers.
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More than 20,000 members of the University of California's largest employee union are joined by the California Nurses Association, whose members work at UC's medical centers and student health clinics, and the University Professional & Technical Employees, which includes pharmacists, clinical social workers, physical therapists, physician assistants and researchers.
Aalayah Eastmond was among the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting who rallied Monday at the Capitol to call for a change in gun laws.
The link between mild and severe head trauma and later problems is becoming well-known. But a new study finds an increased risk even for people who don't lose consciousness from their injury.
Drug shortages and botched execution attempts have caused states to look to new methods of execution. But there's little scientific evidence that nitrogen gas is effective. In other public health news: the first lady's initiative, anxiety, vaping, post-partum depression, and more.
“The protesters are feeling emboldened by the political environment and seeing what they could get away with,” said National Abortion Federation President, Vicki Saporta.
If successful, the campaign by Paul Singer and his Elliott Management Corp. would be a dramatic turn for a successful startup that had bridged two of Massachusetts' core industries — software and health care.
Although the state on the whole isn't as hard hit by the opioid epidemic, a rural slice in the north is struggling under the weight of dual crises. Media outlets report on news of the national drug epidemic out of Colorado, Arizona and Ohio, as well.
Drug distributors are being hauled in front of Congress to answer questions about their role in the opioid crisis. Advocates want the hearings to mark a tidal change in public opinion on the companies.
"We're determined to make sure that Medicaid remains the safety net for those that need it most," CMS Administrator Seema Verma said of the decision to reject Kansas' proposed 36-month lifetime cap on benefits. CMS did approve New Hampshire's Medicaid work requirements request.
But an administration official said the proposed $7 billion in cuts would not hurt the Children's Health Insurance Program since $5 billion would come from an account from which money is not authorized to be spent.
Drug price negotiation has been a longtime plank of the Democratic platform, but President Donald Trump made it his own talking point during his campaign and the early days of his tenure. Now, Democrats want to take it back. Meanwhile, CMS Administrator Seema Verma blasted pharmacy-benefit managers and the model Medicare uses to pay for drugs.
One insurer wants to nearly double the amount it charges on average for one coverage option in Maryland, and raise the cost of another in Virginia by 64 percent. The two states are the first to announce the rates filed by insurance companies for 2019 plans.
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