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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) says he is not satisfied with the drugmaker's seven-page letter and says further congressional action is possible. In other industry news, pharmaceutical companies keep the biotech outlook bright.
Lawmakers are expected to vote on a stripped down version of the $1.1 billion package in combination with the spending bill. In other news, officials in Puerto Rico are warning that there aren't enough resources to fund the fight against the virus, spraying in Miami beach has commenced and more stories on Zika.
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have come under pressure for not releasing their complete medical records.
The accountable care organization model was devised by Dartmouth researchers, and Dartmouth's health system did save money, but not enough to avoid penalties. “We would have loved to stay in the federal program, but it was just not sustainable," said Dr. Robert A. Greene, a vice president with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System. Other news reports pick up on how the hospital's financial issues are playing out in New Hampshire.
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The trend distinguishes the younger generation from older Americans who had much higher rates for both. In other public health news, experts agree Apple's new wireless headphones won't give users cancer, a review of marijuana studies shows no connection between pot use and birth defects, a restaurant requires a doctor's note for anyone ordering gluten-free and America's most common workplace injury relates to hearing.
According to a new survey, nearly half of Americans have a prescription for psychotherapeutic drugs. "Any of us go to the doctor and feel like we don't get our money's worth if we don't come out with a prescription, right?" says Kim Johnson, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
No formal charges have been filed, but 20 Marines at the Parris Island training facility in South Carolina are facing administrative actions, ranging from counseling, to the most severe punishments of military charges and courts-martial.
The decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes after months of campaigning from medical groups who have been asking for more flexibility.
Some congressional officials say a deal is in sight, but politics continue to throw a wrench in any forward movement on funding the health crisis response.
There has been speculation that the insurer's decision was a reaction to the Justice Department's move to try to block the company's merger with Humana.
The Affordable Care Act places many of the decisions about what actually gets covered in the hands of the states or employers. Because of this, patients who have similar problems are at the mercy of the state they live in or from whom they get coverage.
Federal officials have certified that the application was complete and had sufficient information. Now the Department of Health and Human Services will have a comment period for Kentucky stakeholders' views on the plan, which adds premiums and co-pays and a requirement that able-bodied adults be engaged in their communities for at least 20 hours every week. Also, the legislature in Alabama passes a bill that will finalize funding for Medicaid next year, and lawmakers in Tennessee continue to talk about a possible Medicaid expansion.
The challenges facing immigrants in the country legally can seem so insurmountable that they give up completely, and then they are left without insurance. Federal officials "never quite got it right for immigrant families," says Angel Padilla, a health policy analyst with the National Immigration Law Center.
In an attempt to drive down the prices for anti-inflammatory medications, Express Scripts, the nation’s largest drug benefits manager, changed its recommendations to insurers and employers, saying they should cover fewer drugs for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
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