Viewpoints: Thumbs Up To FDA Plan To Change Standards On Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes; Pros and Cons Of Vaping
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State Highlights: Aggressive Calif. Bill Proposes Letting State Set Prices For Many Medical Services; Michigan Cuts Off Free Bottled Water To Flint
Media outlets report on news from California, Michigan, West Virginia, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Maine, Louisiana and Ohio.
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State Auditor Faces Lawsuit In Battle Over Small Rural Missouri Hospital
Nicole Galloway's scathing audit of Putnam County Memorial's billing practices sparked a fight about control of the hospital.
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Antidepressant Prescriptions Surging, But There’s Little Focus On What Happens When Patients Want Off Of Them
Many who try to quit say they cannot because of withdrawal symptoms they were never warned about. In other public health news: TB, brain disorders, cancer treatment, strokes, high blood pressure, and more.
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Americans Urged To Carry Naloxone. So What Is It, Where Can You Get It, And What Do You Do If It Fails?
Following the surgeon general's rare public health advisory, The New York Times offers a look at common questions surrounding the anti-overdose medication. In other news on the epidemic: Congress is wrapping up work on legislation aimed at fighting the crisis; a panel of advisers warns NIH about accepting money from drug manufacturers; a study finds that accidental drug overdoses in Rhode Island have declined; and more.
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Clinic CEO Facing Fraud, Bribery Charges Calls His Treatment ‘Miraculous.’ Doctors, Medicare Beg To Disagree
G. Ford Gilbert's IV insulin infusions for diabetes wounds have been called scams, but still his nationwide system of clinics that offer the procedures has been thriving.
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Pharma’s Defeat In Doughnut Hole Battle Possible Harbinger Of Things To Come For Powerful Industry
Despite an intense lobbying push, drugmakers weren't able to convince lawmakers to let them off the hook for beneficiaries that fall into the doughnut hole, raising questions about the industry's current clout. Meanwhile, a drug distributor has been accused of illegally pooling leftover cancer medications to sell to providers; Norvatis is buying gene-therapy company AveXis; a powerful pharmaceutical company dabbles in vineyards; and more.
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Iowans Being Denied For Medical Devices In What Critics See As Latest Failure Of Privatized Medicaid System
Since then-Gov. Terry Branstad transferred management of the state’s Medicaid program to for-profit companies back in April 2016, the system has come under fire from critics.
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Virginia Republicans’ Resistance To Expanding Medicaid Starting To Crack
Two Republican state senators said this week they would accept some form of broader Medicaid benefits. The issue has sparked a fiery debate in the state, with the Senate blocking the House's attempts to expand the program. Lawmakers are holding a special session to try to resolve the fight.
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Medical Device Industry Could Be Hit Hard By Potential China Tariffs
A growing number of products, as well as their components, are now manufactured in China. One report estimated that if the proposed 25 percent tariffs took effect, the move could cost the medical device industry up to $1.5 billion each year.
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Primary Care Doctors Being Pushed To Brink Of Extinction By Mega Mergers And Urgent Care Clinics
The face of the health care industry is changing, and more people are flocking to quick-fix urgent clinics over hard-to-get-into doctors offices.
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As States Struggle To Contain Soaring Premiums, Some Looks To Minnesota’s Success With Reinsurance Pool
Reinsurance is geared toward helping insurance companies protect themselves when they are hit by an unexpectedly high claim, which helps lower premiums for consumers. But Minnesota's fix, while successful, is just temporary for now. Meanwhile, voters continue to rank health care as a top issue for the upcoming midterms.
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First Edition: April 9, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Heartfelt Pleas For Gun-Violence Research, Safe Guns; Require Preschool Teachers To Help Halt Tooth Decay Epidemic
Editorial pages focus on these and other public health problems.
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Research Roundup: Dating Violence; Marijuana And Opioids; Pediatric Flu Deaths
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Hawaii Governor Signs Aid-In-Dying Bill Into Law; Denver Sales Tax Hike Would Raise Millions For Mental Health Services
Media outlets report on news from Hawaii, Colorado, New Hampshire, Kansas, California, Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, Florida and Oregon.
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Body Of CDC Researcher Who Had Disappeared Is Found
Police said there is no indication of foul play in Timothy Cunningham's death.
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Doctor’s Struggles Show How Promising Research Ideas Can Founder In Obscurity
Dr. Victor Gurewich is sure that he's found a way to break up blood clots. However, decades later his idea has yet to gain traction in the medical community. In other public health news: new brain cells in older adults; menthol cigarettes; a strange side effect of marijuana use; and more.
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New Hampshire State Lawmakers Take Step Forward On Medicaid Expansion Legislation
The movement comes despite lawmakers' hesitation on some of the details in the final package. “There are things in this bill that I don’t like. There are things in this bill that each of us don’t like, but that’s the nature of compromise,” said state Rep. Jerry Knirk (D-Freedom). Medicaid news comes out of Iowa, Ohio and New Mexico, as well.
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MedPAC Suggests Cutting Reimbursement Rates For Some Stand-Alone Emergency Departments
If the payment change is enacted, urban facilities would be paid similarly to off-campus facilities that are not open 24/7 and lack additional support personnel to handle trauma or non-urgent issues.
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