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Trump’s Opioid Efforts At Best Duplicate Obama’s, At Worst Roll Back Progress, Advocates Say
President Donald Trump is creating a panel led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to seek answers on the crisis and has hinted at bringing back policies like criminalization of drug misuse.
Price Defends Steep Cuts To NIH As Reducing Redundancies And Waste
The Health and Human Services secretary was grilled by appropriators about the suggested $5.8 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health 2018 budget, in addition to the surprise $1.2 billion that was proposed for next year.
HHS Secretary Tight-Lipped On Health Law Changes, But Says ‘We Have To Fix The Problem’
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price faced scrutiny from House appropriators over any changes the administration is considering for the Affordable Care Act.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Viewpoints: The Mortality Of The Working Class; Strategies To Undermine The Opioid Crisis
A collection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Responses And Reviews: Action Needed On The Kansas Medicaid Expansion, Kentucky Mental Health Law
Editorial pages in Kansas urge Gov. Sam Brownback to follow the state legislature’s lead and sign the Medicaid expansion while Kentucky’s opinion writers urge state lawmakers to reverse Gov. Matt Bevin’s veto of a mental health bill.
Opinion writers examine what might happen to Obamacare and the challenges that lie ahead.
Editorial writers across the country continue to examine the how and why behind the dynamics that played out last week on Capitol Hill as Republicans saw their American Health Care Act fail to reach a House vote.
Perspectives: Instead Of Celebrating AHCA’s Downfall, Industry Will Be Looking At Next Battle
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
PhRMA Analysis Shifts Blame For High Drug Prices
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Media outlets report on news from California, Connecticut, Maryland, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Iowa, Texas and Florida.
As Cases Of Mumps Spike, Questions Are Raised About Effectiveness Of Vaccine
Also, hepatitis, the impacts of climate change, the D.C. HIV rally, celiac disease, replicating the female reproductive system and other stories make public health news today.
Regardless Of Where Children Start In Life, Exposure To Lead Drags Their Trajectory Down
A new study finds that the effects of lead are long-lasting, and have a negative impact on social mobility as adults.
Fetal Heartbeat Bill In Iowa Legislature, If Passed, Would Be Strictest In Country
“This is an all-out assault on women and a sneak attack from Republicans at the last minute,” said Democratic Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a ranking member of the House Human Resources Committee.
California Activists Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Charged With 15 Felonies
Prosecutors say David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt filmed 14 people without permission between October 2013 and July 2015 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and El Dorado counties. The videos added fuel to congressional Republicans’ crusade against the organization.
Breakthrough Eczema Treatment Won’t Come Cheap
The drug will cost $37,000 a year. The Food and Drug Administration also has approved the first drug to treat severe multiple sclerosis.
Tom Price Is A Sharp Critic Of Obama-Led Shift Toward Value-Based System For Medicare
The Health and Human Services Department secretary says the move could undermine the traditional doctor-patient relationship.
Trump To Create Opioid Panel To Assess Federal Funding, Create Best Practices For Treatment
The president’s proposed executive order, however, left many Democrats on Capitol Hill scratching their heads because much of the information the commission appears to be seeking to establish is already well-known after an extensive public debate last year. Meanwhile, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is pursuing answers on drugmakers’ role in the opioid epidemic.
Trump Suggests Surprise $1.2B Cut To NIH, But GOP Lawmaker Says It’s A Nonstarter
“You can’t come in at the last minute in a budget, to be fair, you weren’t a part of, and negotiate these kinds of changes,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said in response to the proposal. “I just don’t think it’s doable.
Florida Lawmaker’s Plan To Cut Medicaid Budget By $239 Million Has Hospitals On Edge
Hospitals are deeply concerned that the proposal, which would likely also bring a similar reduction in federal funding, could deeply cut into their revenues. Meanwhile, Georgia officials are preparing to add another insurer to the Medicaid managed care program
