Viewpoints: Mass. Needs Funding To Fight Opioid Epidemic; Health Care For LGBT Americans
Opinion and editorial writers address a range of health policy issues.
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Perspectives On What’s Ahead As Obamacare Is Dismantled
A selection of opinions on the future of the health law.
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Research Roundup: ERs And Surprise Bills; Attrition Of Surgical Residents; Vets And Pain
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Md. Health Secretary Leaves Job; Atlanta’s Last ‘Standalone’ Hospital To Seek Alliance
Outlets report on health news from Maryland, Georgia, New Hampshire, California, Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, Arizona and Minnesota.
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‘Age By Itself Should Not Be A Deal-Breaker’: Organs Donated From Older People Still Effective
At a time when organ donations are in demand, a new study finds that a kidney donated by a 79-year-old can extend long-term survival at the same rate as a 30-year-old's kidney.
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Transgender Patients Can Find Health Industry A ‘Patchwork Of Rampant Discrimination’
Advocates are trying to dispel the common perception that medical treatment needed to alleviate gender dysphoria isn’t real health care.
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Spurred By Zika Outbreak, Experimental DNA Vaccines Gain Footing
These vaccines, which scientists can develop in weeks and begin human trials within months, may provide longer-lasting immunity compared with conventional vaccines. In other public health news: black lung cases are spiking; hearing loss is on the decline; Angelina Jolie's breast cancer essay has unintended consequences; and depression among airline pilots is common.
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The Most Vulnerable Victims Of The Opioid Epidemic: America’s Children
With a generation of parents taken by the opioid crisis, grandparents are left raising children and talks of the need for orphanages are re-emerging. Social workers say the scale of the trouble exceeds anything they saw during the crack-cocaine or methamphetamine crises of previous decades.
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Texas’ Fetal Burial Rule Temporarily Suspended Until January Hearing
In other abortion-related news, Republican lawmakers who control the Ohio House are contemplating an attempt -- despite significant obstacles -- to override Gov. John Kasich’s veto earlier this week of the “Heartbeat Bill."
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Fate Of Health Industry’s Landscape Rests In Court’s Hands
Two mergers that could reshape the industry — Anthem's proposed Cigna takeover and the Aetna-Humana deal — have been on trial over the past weeks.
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HHS Nominee Price’s Campaigns Raised $3.1M From Medical Specialists
Rep. Tom Price, a former orthopedist, has received strong financial support from the medical community during his political career, according to an analysis by McClatchy. In other Trump administration news, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins says he will stay on the job if asked to do so.
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Allergan To Pay $38M Settlement Over Allegations It Rewarded High-Prescribing Doctors
The Justice Department says the company gave doctors who prescribed three of its medications speaking engagements that were billed as educational sessions but in reality were often held in fancy restaurants simply to woo other doctors to attend.
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‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’: 20 States Sue Over Alleged Price Fixing, Vow More Action To Come
The states are accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals, Mylan and four smaller companies of conspiring to artificially inflate prices on an antibiotic and a diabetes drug.
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As House Eyes Revamping Medicaid, Some Republicans In Senate Are Cautious
Politico Pro says that in interviews more than half a dozen key Republicans in the Senate would not commit to an effort to overhaul Medicaid this year. Also, a congressional advisory panel urges an extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program and, in Arkansas, a legislative task force signs off on plans to cut Medicaid costs.
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Medicare Officials Drop Plan To Cut Payments For Drugs Administered In Doctors’ Offices
The program, designed to help reduce Medicare's drug costs, led to a public backlash that included strong opposition from doctors and drug companies. Also Thursday, federal officials announced an experiment for a Medicare-Medicaid accountable care organization.
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Wealthiest Americans Would See Nearly $200K Tax Cut If Health Law Is Repealed
On the flip side, the country's lowest earners would get a modest tax hike, a study finds.
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Enrollment Deadline Extended As Healthcare.gov Fields ‘Extraordinary Volume Of Consumers’
Officials are giving consumers two more business days to sign up.
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Republicans To Focus On Access Instead Of Universal Coverage In Repeal Plans
While many health law advocates are focusing on the millions of people who will be vulnerable to losing coverage if the legislation is dismantled, Republicans say their focus is on making sure people who want insurance can get it -- not making sure everyone has it. Meanwhile, Harry Reid warns that people will die if the law is rolled back, and the 27 percent of Americans younger than 65 who have preexisting conditions make their voices heard on social media.
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First Edition: December 16, 2016
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Learning From Calif.’s Obamacare Implementation; In Kansas, Medicaid Is Key To Economy
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.