Pharma Billionaire’s Tactics Come Under Scrutiny As Opioid Crisis Rages On
Insys Therapeutics' co-founder John N. Kapoor is facing accusations from prosecutors that the company bribed doctors to prescribe large, off-label doses of its painkiller.
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GOP’s Focus On Health Care Could Put Medicare In The Cross Hairs
Although President-elect Donald Trump promised during the campaign to not cut Medicare, his transition website and congressional Republicans now signal interest in making changes in the program. Details are not yet clear, but the intent is raising concerns.
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Americans Are Visiting Doctor, Hospital Less, But Health Care Spending Is Still Going Up
Prescription drug costs are a big part of the reason, an analysis finds.
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Alaska’s 500 Sickest Residents Were Driving Up Costs For Everyone. So The State Stepped In.
The state's "high-risk pool" approach could serve as a model to Republicans who want to dismantle the health law but retain the popular provision that no one can be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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Potential HHS Pick Tom Price Big Proponent Of Returning Health Decisions To States
Georgia Rep. Tom Price was one of the first to put forward his own replacement plan in proposed legislation.
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Trump Meets With Architect Of Indiana’s Novel Medicaid Expansion Program
While Indiana was one of few red states to adopt the health law's expansion, it added a requirement that many low-income residents help contribute financially to their health coverage. Meanwhile, other Republican-led states are watching closely to see how Washington wants to change the Medicaid system.
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Heritage Foundation Urges Congress To ‘Go Further’ On Repeal
The conservative think tank lays out a "repeal and replace" plan that would roll back the ACA's rules around plans' age rating, essential benefits and actuarial value limits. Its experts also say Republicans should institute "sensible rules" to maintain protections for patients with pre-existing conditions but prevent those patients from gaming the system.
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First Edition: November 23, 2016
NOTE TO READERS: KHN's First Edition will not be published Nov. 24-25. Look for it again in your inbox Nov. 28. Here's today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Pelosi Vows To Oppose Medicare Overhaul; GOP Agenda For Health Care
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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State Highlights: Startup Founder Wants Chicago To Become Health Care Innovation Hub; Out-Of-Pocket Costs Hit Tennesseans Hard
Outlets report on health news from New Hampshire, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, Kansas, California, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, Florida and Michigan.
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Public Health Roundup: Allergens In Schools; High Blood Pressure Underdiagnosed In Kids
Today's other public health stories cover diabetes complications, doctors grocery shopping with patients, misleading "aloe vera" products and bad exercise habits causing injury.
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Schools Test App That Aims To Detect Suicide Risk Hidden In Teens’ Language
Elsewhere, communities around the country increasingly focus on reducing emergency room use by people with mental illness. And a Minnesota mental health task force issues recommendations to expedite care.
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‘Shazam For Mosquitoes’: Phone App Tells Zika-Carrier Apart From West-Nile Carrier
The technology uses wing beats to identify mosquito varieties. In other Zika news, Florida confirms 11 new cases.
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When Solving Puzzle Of Opioid Overdose, Medical Examiners Are Often Flying Blind
Bodies that by all indications shut down because of overdoses can show nothing on drug screens. Forensic pathologists' jobs are further complicated by the fact that they often have little information about how much of a drug was consumed or how soon before death.
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As Dementia Rates Plummet, Researchers Speculate Education Could Be Key Factor
More than a million people don't have dementia who would have had it if the rates had stayed the same as 2000 rates, even though scientists expected a surge as the baby boomers age.
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FDA Adds Black Box Warning To Essure Contraceptive Implant
The warning notes that the implant may puncture the fallopian tubes and uterus and travel into the abdomen and pelvic cavity, causing persistent pain and requiring surgical removal.
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Viewed As ‘Prison Guard’ To Innovation By Trump’s Advisers, FDA Could Have Target On Its Back
Meanwhile, the agency is punting a decision to Congress and the incoming administration over how to regulate certain medical tests.
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EpiPen-Maker Won’t Testify At Senate Hearing
Mylan says it is refusing the committee's request because of the pending settlement and no one from CMS or the Justice Department will be attending.
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Anthem: Unique Circumstances Of Insurance Industry Belie Antitrust Argument
The much-anticipated and closely watched trial over Anthem's acquisition of Cigna kicked off on Monday.
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Pelosi Says Republicans Will ‘Overplay Their Hands’ If They Try To Cut Medicare
The House Democratic leader pledges to fight any GOP efforts to overhaul the health program that serves older Americans. In other news: a look at how Republicans might cut Medicare funding as part of efforts by President-elect Donald Trump's "trillion-dollar" agenda, and congressional Democrats are lobbying the administration to drop a plan to change how Medicare pays for some prescription drugs.
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