FDA Roundup: Weight-Loss Device Gets Mixed Doctor Reactions; E-Cigarette Rules Challenged In Court
News outlets cover the latest developments related to the Food and Drug Administration.
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‘Moon Shot’ Will Just Maintain Status Quo For Expensive Cancer Drugs, Experts Say
Vice President Joe Biden could try to tackle high costs for cancer treatments with his cancer initiative, but so far he has not indicated that it will be a priority. In other news, California lawmakers are hoping that shining a spotlight on drugmakers will help lower prices.
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Consumer Group: Many Lawmakers Opposing Medicare Change Got Drugmakers’ Contributions
Public Citizen reports that 310 lawmakers who were critical of a proposal to change how doctors were paid for Medicare Part B drugs received a total of more than $7.2 million from pharmaceutical and health products companies for their 2016 campaigns.
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Providers, Insurers Play Blame Game Over Patients’ Surprise Medical Bills
Physicians groups say the problem is insurance coverage gaps while insurers counter that more doctors are rejecting in-network rates, then charging out-of-network fees that are many times higher. In other news, The Fiscal Times offers tips to contain high medical costs, and adult children are being held financially responsible for their parents' nursing home bills.
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Aetna Seeks To Assuage DOJ’s Anti-Competition Concerns Over Humana Merger
Company executives met with Justice Department officials on Friday to deliver assurances that they will address competitive concerns through asset sales. WellCare and Centene are among the insurers who have offered to buy its Medicare Advantage plans.
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Experts Cautious Over TennCare’s Ambitious Mental Health Push
Under the proposed plan, the state's Medicaid program would cover people who have a qualifying diagnosis of a mental illness or substance abuse disorder. And though many in the health care industry are cheered by the proposal, some worry about how it will be implemented.
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Rural Americans Make Greater Insurance Gains Under Health Law Than Urban Residents: HHS
In other ACA news, the medical device tax hits some small businesses.
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With Eye On Sanders’ Endorsement, Clinton Offers Expanded Health Care Proposal
Hillary Clinton reaffirms her support for a "public option" and proposes doubling funding for "federally qualified" health centers, which serve about 25 million low-income people in the U.S. Meanwhile, Donald Trump will lay out his vision for veterans' health care, and a new video from KHN looks at why the presidential candidates' proposals for regulating drug prices may not be good ideas.
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First Edition: July 11, 2016
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Skipping Health Coverage For A Smoke; Clinical Trial Results Are Promising … So What’s The Hold Up?
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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Research Roundup: Lack Of Psychiatrists; ACOs And Mental Health Care; Medicaid And Asthma
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Kan. Mental Health Centers Send ‘Distress Signal’ Over Budget Cuts; Ind. Faces Lawsuit Over Ultrasound Mandate
Outlets report on health news from Kansas, Indiana, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.
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Study Finds Visible Damage On Brain 6 Months After Concussion
Although there is mounting evidence that concussions have long-term health effects, they are often treated as temporary, and the patient can be cleared as recovered in about two weeks. But a new study shows neurological changes up to six months following the injury. In other public health news, scientists find another gene that makes bacteria resistant to our most powerful antibiotic, a three-parent fertilization technique may be tried in humans, a synthetic stingray could inspire an artificial heart and a woman with stiff person syndrome raises awareness for the rare disease.
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The Addiction To Eating: ‘My Whole Life, I Was Constantly Thinking About Food’
The science is not clear on whether food can be an addiction, but for those struggling to control the cravings, it can feel like one.
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Drugmaker Lags In Providing Required Test On Opioid’s Effect On Teens
When Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals received approval for a drug called Xartemis XR two years ago, the Food and Drug Administraiton required a study about the effects on teenagers. That study still hasn't been submitted.
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CDC: HPV-Related Cancers Have Risen Sharply Despite Availability Of Effective Vaccine
Although experts are warning that men are facing an epidemic of HPV-related cancers, only 22 percent of boys between 13 and 17 are properly vaccinated against HPV in 2014. In other news, black women are at greater risk of dying of breast cancer and researchers want to know why, a company halts its immunotherapy trial after three patients die and a cancer coalition reaches out to a community that has distrust in invasive medical procedures.
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Suicide Rate In Female Veterans Has Spiked 85% Since 2001
Overall the suicide rate has gone up 35 percent, with younger veterans particularly affected.
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Sanders Weighs In On Drugmaker’s Attempt To Maintain Monopoly On Cholesterol Pill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with several other lawmakers, have asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve generic versions of the best-selling Crestor. In other pharmaceutical news, Martin Shkreli's former company strikes a deal with the former CEO to limit his stakeholder rights.
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U.S. To Set Up $40M Fund For Victims Of Deadliest Meningitis Outbreak In U.S. History
Investigators traced the outbreak back to a batch of contaminated steroid injections, and later charged 14 people in a 131-count indictment, alleging employees at the center knew they were producing medication in an unsafe and unsanitary way. Compensating the victims has proven difficult, though.
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Key GOP Lawmaker Raises Questions About Limited Medicaid Expansion Plan In Tennessee
The Tennessee proposal, advanced by the state House speaker, would first expand coverage to veterans and people who need mental health services, but it's not yet clear if federal officials would approve the plan. News outlets also report on Medicaid news from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Capitol Hill.
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