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Despite a law requiring the agency to provide information to help consumers make the best choice for care, the Department of Veterans Affairs stopped reporting data in July. A top official says the decision was based on advice from Department of Health and Human Services lawyers.
A Stat investigation reveals the cracks in Moderna Therapeutics' foundation.
The plan, which state officials said could be ready in a week, would go to federal officials for consideration. Also in the news is a study that examines how cutbacks in federal Medicaid funding could affect children's hospital.
Therapists often mistakenly believe that if a beneficiary is not improving, the therapy should be discontinued. Instead, according to a 2013 federal court settlement, the standard is whether skilled care and therapy are “necessary to maintain the patient’s current condition" or slow deterioration. In other Medicare news, several Republican congressional leaders complain about fraud investigations, Vermont ACOs do not qualify for Medicare bonuses and Sen. Richard Burr's views on a Medicare overhaul are questioned.
A narrative has persisted throughout the campaign, encouraged by Donald Trump, that there is something direly wrong with Hillary Clinton health-wise. So, whereas other candidates in the past could shake off any concerns about a sick day, Clinton's has provided fodder for Republicans. Meanwhile, several media outlets take a look at the history of transparency and presidential candidates.
Lawmakers prepare for the procedural steps necessary to pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded.
GOP strategists say dissatisfaction with insurance choices and costs could help their Senate candidates. Yet in House Speaker Paul Ryan's Wisconsin district, residents and health care providers are concerned about his efforts to replace the health law. Also, Capitol Hill Republicans criticize security on the marketplaces, and another health law insurance co-op fails. Outlets also report on state exchanges in Connecticut, Maryland and Minnesota.
The president met with top insurance officials and also sent a letter to the companies that will continue offering coverage under the health law.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Outlets report on health news from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Colorado, Florida, Washington, Iowa and Illinois.
PiCnIc produces maps of cancer progression, using the smallest pieces of data to predict the likeliest paths.
Project ECHO is trying to train doctors to handle complex issues instead of sending the patient to a specialist.
Quarterback Cam Newton took a brutal hit, prompting a review of the medical team's response to his injury. The incident adds fodder to the intense scrutiny facing football and concussion protocol. In other public health news, experts say abstinence-only sex ed just doesn't work, some push to start screening children for mental health issues as early as 6 months, super-lice are winning the battle against over-the-counter products and more.
As more cases are diagnosed, Stat looks back at scientists' warnings over the past 60 years about superbugs. They were ignored.
In Florida, a bellwether state for drug abuse problems, overdose deaths involving amphetamines increased more than 450 percent between 2008 and 2014.
For those who rushed in to try to save people after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the toll has been steep. Some are dying, their bodies riddled with cancer, and others haven't even connected their symptoms to the work they did 15 years ago. And the mental toll on survivors and first responders continues to be high.
The state was seeking to require enrollees to put money every month into a health savings account. Andy Slavitt, an official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, wrote to Ohio officials: “CMS is concerned that these premiums would undermine access to coverage and the affordability of care." Outlets also report on Medicaid news from Alabama, Illinois and Texas.
The New York Times reports that the rule, which is designed to protect against severe gaps in patient care after major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy, gives the health industry just over a year to prepare. Meanwhile, KQED examines the impact of physicians opting for subscription models instead of insurance and Hawaii's largest insurer is moving forward with a plan to change the way primary care physicians are paid.
"It’s not just sufficient any longer to have the best insulin,” Stefan Oelrich, head of Sanofi’s global diabetes franchise, says. “You have to go beyond that." Sanofi is launching a collaboration with Alphabet to research diabetes treatments.
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