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Responding To The Opioid Epidemic, The Surgeon General Reaches Out To Prescribers

Dr. Vivek Murthy is mailing letters to the 2.3 million physician-prescribers in America, urging them to to do three things: sharpen their prescribing practices, connect people who need it to treatment and help change how our country thinks about addiction. Meanwhile, other news outlets report on how street drugs continue to be a part of the crisis and offer details about how drug use and overdoses are taking a toll in California, Ohio, Texas and Maryland.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Nearly 50 Percent Of Teen Boys Have Received The HPV Vaccine

Almost 63 percent of girls have been vaccinated for the human papillomavirus. The Boston Globe looks at why Rhode Island vaccination efforts have been so successul. In other children's health news, a study links violence exposure to higher viral loads for HIV-positive kids.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
U.S. Labs Prepare For Zika Testing Needs That Could Outpace Current Capacity

An analysis identifies a significant gap between resources on hand and the potential need if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's worst-case outbreak scenario comes to pass. Meanwhile, new transmission research finds that the virus can linger in vaginal tissue and an infant's bloodstream for much longer than previously thought.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Another Local Infection Of Zika Reported In Palm Beach County

In other transmission news, Fla. Gov. Rick Scott will go to D.C. to push for funding, Planned Parenthood helps raise awareness about the virus in Miami and the World Health Organization reports there are no confirmed Zika cases related to travel to the Rio Olympics so far.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Middle Class Feels Pinch Of Health Care Costs As Out-Of-Pocket Expenses Rise

The Wall Street Journal reports that the burden of health care costs is shifting in greater part to working middle-class families, in large part because of higher deductibles in insurance plans.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
1994 Failed Health Care Push Still Shapes Hillary Clinton’s Cautious Approach Today

In other election news, news outlets weigh the role that candidate health debates have played in past campaigns, Donald Trump's transition team includes a pharmaceutical executive and Bernie Sanders supports the Colorado ballot initiative that would set up a universal health care system in the state.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
ACOs Save Medicare $466M Last Year But Quality Improvements Are Mixed

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announces that a third of the accountable care organizations will receive bonuses, which are awarded in part on performance and quality marks. ACOs care for about 7.7 million Medicare beneficiaries.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
HHS Report Finds Expanding Medicaid Helps Keep Marketplace Premiums Lower

The researchers say that premiums for insurance purchased on the health law's online marketplaces are about 7 percent lower in states that have expanded their Medicaid programs. In other news, Alabama's House passes a bill to help fund Medicaid with a lottery, South Dakota advocates begin preparing to fight again to expand Medicaid and some experts say doctor house calls might help save Medicaid money.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Obamacare Affordability And Access Become Issues In Competitive Senate Campaigns

Politico reports that some of the steepest premium hikes requested by insurers are in swing states that could determine Senate control. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune looks at the Department of Health and Human Services' guidance to consumers on the issue.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Sen. Manchin Shares Parents’, Lawmakers’ Concerns About EpiPen Pricing

The West Virginia senator's statement is noteworthy because his daughter, Heather Bresch, is the CEO of Mylan, the company that markets EpiPen, and at the center of this week's price tag controversy.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
A Monopoly, FDA Oversight And Other Factors That Contributed To The EpiPen Controversy

Reports put the ongoing fracas over the soaring price tag of this emergency allergy medication into context by detailing a range of factors including why EpiPens are not reusable and legal challenges related to price gouging.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Very Public EpiPen Pricing Brawl Offers Case Studies In Social Media, P.R. Crisis Management

Parents used social media to challenge Mylan's price hikes while the company's CEO is responding with a message that their anger should be focused on the nation's broken health system. Meanwhile, the topic is getting play on the presidential campaign trail and from congressional lawmakers. Even actress Sarah Jessica Parker has jumped into the fray, announcing that she will end her association with Mylan.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
Mylan’s Offer Of EpiPen Discounts Meets With Criticism

Critics reacted by pointing out that the company did not lower the list price of the EpiPen, which has risen to $600 for a pack of two from about $100 in 2007. Many experts also said the company's move to provide "savings cards" was more of a public relations move that wouldn't have much overall impact.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 26, 2016
First Edition: August 26, 2016

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By Kathleen Hayden

Aug. 26, 2016
Viewpoints: A Strategy To Lower Drug Prices; Guiliani’s Health; Single-Payer Is Inevitable

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

By khnlexiev

Aug. 25, 2016
Debate On EpiPens: ‘Outrageous’ Price Increase; FDA’s Regulations To Blame

Editorials and commentators wrestle with the issue of spiraling cost of EpiPens, which are used to stop a deadly allergic reaction.

By khnlexiev

Aug. 25, 2016
Longer Looks: Diagnosing Mental Illness, Epi-Pen Price Hikes and Zika

Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.

By khnshefalil

Aug. 25, 2016
State Highlights: Ind., Ohio Confront Overdoses From ‘Amped-Up’ Heroin; In N.Y., Few Homeless Shelter Workers Can Administer Narcan

Outlets report on health news from Indiana, Ohio, New York, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, California and Michigan.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 25, 2016
Three Mt. Sinai Hospitals To Pay $3M In Medicare, Medicaid Overpayments

In other state hospital news, there's a new program for Georgia's rural hospitals. Also, news outlets provide updates on the fiscal health of hospitals in Massachusetts and funding plans for Parkland Hospital in Dallas.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 25, 2016
Two Fla. Hospitals Opt Not To Bill Victims Of Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Orlando Health and Florida Hospital are forgiving about $5.5 million in related medical costs.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 25, 2016

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