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If approved, the initiative would require the state to expand Medicaid to people making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, and would prohibit enrollment caps. Medicaid news comes out of Arizona and Alaska, as well.
Reinsurance sets aside money to help cover the most expensive medical claims. News on how to stabilize the industry comes from Florida, also.
There's been a nationwide push to increase accountability in sexual harassment and assault cases, but that doesn't seem to have sparked change in the medical field, an investigation finds. In other public health news: miniature brains, alcohol consumption, and fathers' health.
Scientists hope that by looking into the brains of older adults who don't have Alzheimer's they'll be able to unlock the key to maximizing people's memories.
It was announced that former first lady Barbara Bush will not seek further medical treatment beyond comfort care for her failing health. People who opt for comfort care receive treatment only for their symptoms, such as shortness of breath or pain, rather than trying to prolong life.
Legal experts say that nursing facilities rejecting patients on addiction medication violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, yet an investigation finds that it's a common practice. In more news on the crisis: medical groups are advocating for a new reimbursement model of physicians who treat opioid patients; researchers find that organ transplants from overdose victims fare as well as from traditional donors; West Virginia reaches a settlement with a pharmacy over its distributing practices; and more.
No one is being spared from the opioid epidemic -- including the families and loved ones of members of Congress.
“This is not necessarily an all-clear event for the supply chain,” said Eric Coldwell, an analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. “Still, it’s a good reminder that Amazon’s supply chain ambitions might not be as big as feared or valuations indicate.”
The study is a huge victory, and could lead to doctors changing the standard way they treat the common form of lung cancer, experts say.
President Donald Trump's remarks are expected to coincide with a formal request for information from HHS on various ideas to lower prescription drug costs.
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Editorial pages focus on these and other health topics.
Editorials focus on the crisis of trust among Flint residents as the state cuts off its bottled water program.
Media outlets report on news from Michigan, New York, Maryland, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and Missouri.
Rose Acre Farms is recalling the products after federal officials tied illnesses to the company’s facility in North Carolina.
There's a growing population of older adults without children having to navigate getting older and the pitfalls that come with it. But it can be done successfully, experts say. In other aging news: the financial toll of dementia, older patients who have been living with HIV, positive perceptions about aging, and more.
Experts caution that extending use of the tests to the broader population may lead some people of average risk to forgo recommended screenings or, on the flip side, lead to unnecessary and extreme medical procedures. In other public health news: a smart gun, drug-resistant typhoid, viruses, hypertension, the dangers of sitting, bright lights for hospital patients, and more.
The vaccine would stop opioids by effectively blocking them from reaching the brain by way of the circulatory system. It is one suggestion in a renewed push to treat addiction like a disease rather than a lack of willpower or character flaw.
The FDA says that the products “present a significant public health threat" and that it will immediately begin removing them from the market.
Marc-David Munk, a proponent of in-clinic diagnostics and treatment, will become CVS’s chief medical officer for its MinuteClinics.
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