First Edition: May 16, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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Viewpoints: No Wonder Drug Company Profits Will Be Great Again; Opioid Crisis Plays Big Role In Labor-Force Decline
Editorial pages focus on these and other health care topics.
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Parsing Policy: Time To Cut Out CHIP Funds, Tame Spending; Soaring Preliminary Figures For Obamacare Premiums Are Troubling
Opinion writers express views on these and other health topics.
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State Highlights: As STD Rates Hit Record High In California, Stillbirths Also Climb; Texas Asks For Federal Funding For Women’s Health Program
Media outlets report on news from California, Texas, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Minnesota, Florida and New Hampshire.
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Do-It-Yourself Gene-Editing Revolution Poised To Go Catastrophically Wrong
The most pressing worry is that someone could use the budding technology to create a bioweapon. But experts are also concerned about the safety of so-called biohackers with altered genes that they brewed at home. In other public health news: fertility advances, LGBTQ teens, immunotherapy, PTSD, strokes, and more.
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Melania Trump’s Embolization Procedure Explained
First lady Melania Trump underwent the procedure and will remain in the hospital for the week. The purpose of an embolization is to cut off the blood supply to a lesion to cause it to shrink and ultimately die off.
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Maryland Gets Green Light For Unique All-Payer Model Geared Toward Helping State Control Health Costs
Maryland's current model, which was approved in 2014, doesn't provide comprehensive coordination across the entire health care system, so the federal government required the state to develop a new model to include health care that patients receive in the hospital and in the community.
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‘There Will Be A Budget’: A Top Virginia Republican Promises That Lawmakers Will Iron Out Medicaid Differences
Virginia's budget has been held up by a fight over whether to expand the state's Medicaid program. Meanwhile, activists stage a "die-in" at the state's Capitol over the debate.
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Providers Eager For Amazon To Expand Into Medical Supply Space, Disrupt Prices
But it remains to be seen whether Amazon will expand beyond commodities and target more specialized medical devices and equipment that physicians prefer.
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Doctors Who Receive Freebies From Drug Companies Tend To Prescribe More Opioids
And the ones who didn't, cut back on their prescription practices. The freebies most often came in the form of meals. In other news on the crisis: the Justice Department is joining a kickback case; hospitals are experiencing an opioid shortage; Delaware officials are releasing strategies on combating the epidemic; and more.
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Vulnerable Patients To Lose Care If Trump Carries Through With Family Planning Program Changes, Democrats Warn
The Trump administration is considering reinstating back Reagan-era regulations that banned organizations receiving Title X funding from promoting or referring patients for abortions. But if Planned Parenthood is cut off from that funding, other Title X providers would not be able to absorb the patients, more than 200 Democratic lawmakers said in a letter to HHS.
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With ‘Repeal And Replace’ Rallying Cry Dead, GOP Candidates Struggle For Cohesive Messaging Over Health Law
Meanwhile, the Democrats are unifying behind a strategy that capitalizes on the health law's rising popularity and points fingers at the Republicans for high premiums.
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Azar Warns Pharma That Administration Will Be ‘Turning On The Pressure’ As He Defends President’s Drug Plan
HHS Secretary Alex Azar blasted a long-standing Democratic idea for Medicare to negotiate drug prices, saying it would deny access to medicines "through rationing or setting prices," which he called a "move toward socialized medicine." However, Azar did promise to upend Medicare Part B's payment structure.
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First Edition: May 15, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: GOP Wants To Dismantle VA For All The Wrong Reasons; Pence’s Plan On Abstinence For Teens Is Ridiculous
Opinion writers focus on these and other health care topics.
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Perspectives: Trump Drops The Ball On Through-The-Roof Drug Prices; Did Novartis Pay Up To Cohen For Protection?
Editorial writers focus on President Donald Trump's speech on lowering drug prices and Michael Cohen's payment from Novartis.
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State Highlights: Texas Doctors Object To Blue Cross’ Change In ER Billing; Still Without Power, Many Puerto Ricans Brace For Hurricane Season
Media outlets report on news from Texas, Puerto Rico, California, Seattle, Minnesota, Colorado, Tennessee, Louisiana and Missouri.
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WHO Wants Countries To Remove Or Limit Trans Fats Over Next Five Years
The World Health Organization promotes a six-point blueprint called “Replace” to help governments implement regulations, create awareness and take other steps to eliminate trans fats in their countries.
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Regulatory Action Lags Even As Carbon Monoxide Deaths From Keyless Cars Mount
Many people think that when they take the keys from the car, the vehicle turns off. But it remains on, and deadly gas can seep into their homes as a result. In other public health news: suicide, cancer, gene-editing, senior bullying, Ebola, sepsis and more.
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Doctors Should Be Discussing Gun Safety With Aging Patients, Researchers Say
"No one would challenge you about discussing driving safety with a patient having memory trouble," said Dr. Donovan Maust, a University of Michigan psychiatry professor.
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