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Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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Proponents of the state's law say it would ensure the “humane termination” of the fetus, but opponents argued it would require women seeking abortions to undergo medically unnecessary and untested procedures. Meanwhile in Arkansas, three patients are asking an appeals court to review a decision to allow the state to block funding to Planned Parenthood.
One pharmacists says that the largest Medicaid managed care firm pays his store $38 for a drug that costs the pharmacy $50. Meanwhile in Florida, members of Congress ask federal officials to check out Medicaid care for children in that state with some serious health problems, and Oregon officials finish their efforts to update Medicaid rolls and remove those ineligible.
“In the oncology community, there’s this concept of ‘no one should die without a dose of immunotherapy,’” said Dr. Eric Roeland, an oncologist and palliative care specialist. “And it’s almost in lieu of having discussions about advance-care planning, so they’re kicking the can down the street.” In other public health news: prostate cancer, home visits for moms, later-in-life fatherhood, herpes vaccine tests and more.
A new report shows that the overdose death rate rose nearly twice as much in states that expanded Medicaid compared with states that didn't, but experts say the analysis misses some crucial facts and skips standard steps that researchers use to rule out coincidences. In other news on the epidemic: Advocates urge the Food and Drug Administration to pull high-dose opioids from the market, the administration still hasn't officially declared a national emergency, Arizona files a lawsuit against a drugmaker for its marketing tactics and more.
Toxins and chemicals from the plant and other sites are contaminating the water that's flooding Houston. Media outlets report on public health and other news from the city.
In the current political atmosphere, it may seem like a long-shot to come up with something both sides can agree on. But Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) have deep experience with working across the aisle on tough bills.
Six other governors are backing the plan that Govs. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and John Kasich (R-Ohio) have worked on for months.
On top of the 90 percent cut to the advertising budget for the open enrollment period, grants to navigators who help people sign up for coverage were nearly halved.
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State officials say their proposal would save the program $36.7 million, including $9.7 million in state payments. Meanwhile, Mississippi Medicaid officials deny allegations by two companies that the state acted inappropriately when awarding managed care contracts.
Accountable care organizations, created by the federal health law, are groups of doctors, hospitals and other health providers that coordinate care to reduce unnecessary federal spending and get to claim a portion of that savings. The report by the inspector general's office also found that the majority of the 428 ACOs in the shared-savings program improved the quality of care they provided. In other Medicare news, an advisory panel says there is little evidence that weight-loss surgeries work.
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is among officials in more than 20 U.S. states that have decided to combat the opioid crisis through the court system. Outlets also report on the epidemic from Hawaii, Kansas, Ohio, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Anti-inflammatory drugs have predictable and dangerous side effects, and messing around with a patient's immune system can just be asking for trouble sometimes. In other public health news: gene-editing, breast-feeding, a salmonella outbreak, student athletes, Lyme disease, and more.
But the chief executive officer of the council that has overseen catastrophic medical operations during Harvey has praised the storm response coordination of hospitals, first responders and civic leaders.
Infectious diseases from the water, contamination, mosquitoes and mold are just some of the issues the city has to deal with even as the massive storm relents.
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