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“Contraception is a medical necessity for women during approximately 30 years of their lives,” the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said. About 200 employers that are involved in suing the government over the requirement to provide contraception coverage would likely take advantage of the rule change, the administration estimated.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Media outlets report on news from California, Illinois, Washington and Kansas.
State and city officials are working to sort out how to deal with a $2.6 billion reduction in federal funds for all state hospitals. Also, Politico examines the impact of the growing number of closures of rural hospitals, and voters in Oregon are likely to be asked to approve a new tax on health providers.
The treatment had never really been tried on diseases such as ALD, a rare, fatal disorder. In other public health news: neanderthal DNA in humans, cancer and obesity, MRSA and sports, and traumatized children.
Massachusetts brought the lawsuit on claims that the company "aggressively marketed its product and made illegal payments to providers to boost sales."
Stat takes a look at how San Diego's outbreak has been brewing for a while.
Fire departments traditionally have waited on the sidelines of shooting scenes until police declare it safe for medics to go in and treat victims, but in Las Vegas they took a different approach.
A federal appeals court reverses a sales ban on Sanofi and Regeneron's pricey cholesterol medicine Praluent. In other pharmaceutical industry news, the FDA considers looser safety protocols on compounded drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration says that it is monitoring potential shortages of key medications manufactured on the devastated island. Other health fallout facing Puerto Ricans include mental health concerns, a lack of insurance coverage and not enough clean and drinkable water.
The average premium for beneficiaries in that region is more than $10 higher than the national average. In other Medicare news, a new study finds that beneficiaries using Medicare Advantage plans typically have access to less than half of the doctors in their community, and a congressional advisory group urges the repeal of a key provision in the bipartisan law that is revamping Medicare payments to doctors.
Lawmakers in both the Senate and House have bills to renew the Children's Health Insurance Program, but Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas about how to fund that.
Originally Rep. Tim Murphy had said he was not going to seek reelection, but he faced increasing backlash from reporting that he asked a woman he was romantically involved with to terminate a pregnancy.
The purpose of the budget is to set the stage for Republicans' tax overhaul plan.
In a rare move, President Donald Trump weighed in on a decision concerning Iowa's attempts to stabilize its marketplace, telling CMS to deny its request. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act see the president’s opposition even to changes sought by conservative states as part of a broader campaign to undermine the law. Meanwhile, a left-leaning study finds that at least 20 states blame the administration for the uncertainty in the marketplaces.
More than 55 million women have access to birth control without copayments because of the contraceptive coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Writers around the country offer some insights into Washington's efforts on health policy.
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