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New Hampshire opted to use federal funding for the Medicaid expansion to enroll 43,000 people on private insurance plans on the health law's marketplace. The report found that those enrollees tended to be on high-cost plans and cost more than the average marketplace customer, even though they were on average younger than the usual customers.
Govs. John Kasich (R-Ohio) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) announce they've come up with a bipartisan plan, but they aren't releasing the details yet. Meanwhile, a sweeping ad campaign focusing on repeal-and-replace efforts is being launched against Republicans. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention releases numbers on how many Americans are uninsured.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland files its suit in Baltimore on behalf of six currently serving transgender service members, while Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN file a separate suit in Seattle.
The California clinic has been using smallpox vaccine on seriously ill cancer patients. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says he is launching a new working group at the agency “to pursue unscrupulous clinics through whatever legally enforceable means are necessary to protect the public health."
African-American and Hispanic babies had lower quality of care than Asian American or white infants. But the results weren't all clear cut. In other public health news: double mastectomies, coffee, nicotine, NFL funding for medical research and more.
The flood waters are straining Houston's medical system, but hospitals and providers are doing what they can to help victims. And while much of the focus at the moment is on immediate concerns, widespread public health dangers loom on the horizon.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on public health issues from around the country.
Opinion pages include thoughts on current state legislative issues and activities as well as on how politics in Washington could play out locally.
Opinion writers offer their thoughts on where Obamacare stands now and what should happen next as well as a number of other policy issues. Those include Medicare and Medicaid buy-in ideas, health data privacy and security, and hearing aids.
Media outlets report on news from Missouri, Ohio, Georgia, Idaho, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maryland.
The perks of working as a freelance doctor are enticing: phsyicians often earn more on an hourly basis, they don’t have to wait for insurance reimbursements to get paid — and they decide when and where they’ll work.
The National Cancer Institute concludes “the weight of evidence does not support an association between perineal talc exposure and an increased risk of ovarian cancer.” But experts aren't ruling out that the link might be proven someday. In other public health news: a skin lightening procedure and buying happiness.
The Food and Drug Administration had delayed implementation of the new rules for a year--until 2018. New York City had planned to go ahead with the regulations, but will now wait.
“We have two public health problems that are related — it’s called a syndemic — and we can’t address one without addressing the other,” says James Galbraith, an emergency room physician.
The mental health of those who are not even in the direct path of the storm can be affected by remembering similar tragedies. Especially in Texas, where many Katrina victims moved temporarily or permanently after the 2005 hurricane. Meanwhile, some Houston hospitals have had to close or evacuate because of the flooding.
Experts caution though that potential fatal side effects of the drug, as well as its high cost, mean it is unlikely to be widely used.
Insurers sought some relief on the proposals, which are now being evaluated by the Office of Management and Budget. Meanwhile, CBS News offers some tips for consumers thinking about purchasing a Medicare Advantage plan when open enrollment begins in October.
Las Vegas Review-Journal examines the growth of Medicaid in Nevada. Also, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead tells the Casper Star-Tribune that he worries the state has suffered financially because lawmakers refused to expand Medicaid, and a Lincoln, Neb., social service organization is likely to lose some Medicaid funding.
The order is making use of a law signed by President Donald Trump in April that lets states deny certain federal funding to abortion providers including Planned Parenthood.
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