Latest KFF Health News Stories
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Viewpoints: Improving Veterans’ Access To Health Care; How Doctors Should Handle Racist Patients
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers take on health policy issues related to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act as well as health care cost transparency, among others.
Media outlets report on health-related news from Virginia, Maryland, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, California and Massachusetts.
Conn. Spent Hundreds Of Millions To Make Hospital Viable, But Now It’s In Worse Shape Than Ever
Media outlets report on hospitals news out of Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Family Planning Provision Could Derail New Hampshire Budget Talks
Meanwhile in Texas, activists speak out against the state’s plan to ask the U.S. government to fund a state-run women’s health program excluding abortion providers.
N.Y. County Latest To Take Swing At Drugmakers Over Opioid Epidemic
There’s a new trend of local and state governments pursuing legal action over the crisis.
Public health officials are starting to have hope that innovative solutions are making a difference in the South’s HIV crisis. In other public health news: pregnancy and autism, fasting diets, the liver, dog ownership, hearing aids and Zika.
10% Of World’s Population Is Now Obese. In U.S., That Rate Rises To 26.5%.
Combining children and adults, the United States reported the largest increase in percentile points of any country, a jump of 16 percentage points.
We May Be Moving Toward A Future Where Visits To The Doctor’s Office Are Unnecessary
Media outlets look at how technology is playing a role in shaping the health care landscape.
A Simple Shot Could Offer Relief From The Worst OF PTSD’s Symptoms
It’s not a cure, experts warn. But the anesthetic injection, which interrupts messages along nerve fibers that control the fight-or-flight response, has shown promising results in early clinical experience.
Senate Panel Hearing On High Prices Will Focus On ‘Delivery System’ Of Getting Drugs To Market
The hearing comes amid increasing scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in the system.
Biosimilar Drugmakers Score Huge Victory With Supreme Court Ruling
The court, in a unanimous ruling, ruled that companies making biosimilars don’t have to wait an extra six months after gaining Food and Drug Administration approval before selling the drugs.
What’s Going On With The Health Law’s Marketplaces?
Bloomberg gives a quick rundown of what’s happening with the exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, two insurers are jumping back into the marketplace in Arizona.
Dropout Rate For ACA Exchanges Stays Steady To Previous Years
The nearly 2 million people who canceled their plans through the exchanges reflect the normal up and down of the program and does not reflect the politics of the moment, experts say.
Iowa Proposes Stopgap Plan To Save Its ‘Collapsing’ Marketplace As Congress Works On ‘Repeal’
The proposal would rewrite major parts of the Affordable Care Act for the state, and needs approval from the administration.
Kasich, A GOP Moderate Who Has Criticized Hill Efforts On Health Overhaul, Offers Olive Branch
Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he could accept the phaseout of the health law’s Medicaid expansion if Republicans writing the bill add more money for states and make the pull back more gradual. In other Medicaid news, a look at how states are remolding the program for low-income residents, concerns among nonprofit insurers about proposed changes to the law, and developments in Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio.
As Senators Write Health Overhaul Behind Closed Doors, Health Groups Fight To Get Access
Patient and industry groups are organizing rallies, ad campaigns and lobbying efforts while conservatives are trying to make sure the health law’s taxes are repealed.
Rank-And-File Senators Kept In Dark As GOP Leaders Claim They Are Getting Close To A Bill
“[T]his is not the best way to do health care, but it’s the way we’re having to do it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Republicans, though, are trying to rein in expectations about when the vote will come.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
