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Patients and doctors often say Huntington's is like having Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease -- all at the same time. In other public health news: mental health and guns; the flu shot; a president's health; gluten in medication; and more.
There have been a few unique cases recently that have offered movement forward toward an eventual cure.
An already strained system is being stretched even further with a new generation of children displaced from their homes in one way or another because of the addiction crisis. In other news, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration says a 2016 law needs to be revised because it makes regulating opioids more difficult for the agency.
The data has been added to the sites where people can compare inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals. Medicare officials also announced that they plan to continue a pilot program aimed at reducing non-emergency ambulance transports.
It's not yet clear if the state's legislators will accept the plan, which would allow working adults to buy subsidized health insurance on the state's health care exchange and very sick adults, like those with stage-4 cancers, to be covered by Medicaid. News outlets also report on Medicaid news in Louisiana and Connecticut.
California's lawsuit against the new rules that allow employers to cite religious or moral objections to providing workers coverage for birth control says that they violate the U.S. Constitution by overvaluing religious beliefs and discriminating against women.
The bipartisan group highlighted the strong support the program has always received from both sides of the aisle. Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expired earlier in the year, and it has been overshadowed by some of the bigger health debates on Capitol Hill.
The industry is poised to win big if Republicans pass their tax legislation.
Reps. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said the House is taking a wait-and-see approach to the legislation aimed at shoring up the exchanges. Meanwhile, the White House backs the measure, according to Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.).
The enrollment window was shortened this year and will end on Dec. 15 for the federal exchange and for some states.
The plan would include another delay of the Cadillac tax. The legislation, if it's passed, would be a boon for some in the health industry who have been pushing for relief from the taxes for years.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from news outlets around the country.
Media outlets report on news from Texas, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
In other opioid news, a county in Tennessee is looking to join nearly 200 other jurisdictions in a lawsuit alleging that some drug manufacturers and distributors contributed to the nation's addiction crisis.
The Boston Globe's Spotlight investigations team reports on the racial divide in care that's plaguing the city. Meanwhile, Native Americans are getting lost in the health care system, and many point to the role racism plays in the problem.
Maine voters approved a referendum in November to expand Medicaid but Gov. Paul LePage again laid out his objections in a letter to lawmakers. In Michigan, a new study looks at the number of Medicaid enrollees who are working.
The trade association that represents clinical labs says the administration is misapplying a 2014 law that sought to set market-based pricing for certain lab tests.
Mergers can only accomplish so much for struggling hospitals in the ever-evolving landscape that is the health industry these days.
Doctors are also worried about the lack of oversight after the product gets to the market. "The [Food and Drug Administration’s] track record on post-market surveillance is not reassuring, most post-marketing studies are not started or not completed, and the data remains unavailable to clinicians and patients," said Rita F. Redberg, editor of JAMA Internal Medicine.
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