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Although some have doubts about the data, experts say the reports showing women in Latin America are much more likely to be infected than men, although both are presumed to be equally exposed to mosquitoes, should prompt a new focus on how the virus is transmitted through sexual activity. Meanwhile, The Hill offers a look at how Planned Parenthood has become central to the Zika funding battle.
Older musicians are struggling as royalty checks get smaller, and medical costs mount from a life on the road. Meanwhile, Louisiana's newly expanded Medicaid program is helping musicians who have never had stable health care before.
Hospitals, in an effort to boost patient safety, are beginning to employ "nocturnalists," or doctors who are hired explicitly to work in the hospital overnight. Residents — doctors in training — and nurses often have managed patients during these off hours, with help from attending, or staff, physicians on-call at home.
The insurance company reportedly hopes the move will help ease antitrust concerns as it seeks an acquisition of another insurer, Humana. Also, federal Medicare officials announce a new rule that will allow some companies access to claims data.
The lawsuit, filed by UnitedHealthcare, alleges the for-profit dialysis chain American Renal Associates Holdings Inc. illegally pushed poor people in Florida and Ohio to leave inexpensive government programs and sign up for private plans sold by UnitedHealthcare so the dialysis chain could get higher reimbursements from the insurer.
The clinics say seven abortion-related laws enacted in the state this year are unconstitutional. Elsewhere, Mississippi's only abortion clinic breathes a sigh of relief after the ruling, and even though a judge blocked an Indiana abortion law, other regulations in the state have led to a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of procedures being performed.
Modern Healthcare takes a look at the cases that health care leaders focused on this term.
The success of several conservatives in the South Dakota Senate primary races over more moderate candidates could make it difficult for Gov. Dennis Daugaard's efforts to provide Medicaid coverage to more state residents. Meanwhile in Tennessee, the house speaker has unveiled a plan to broaden Medicaid, and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's plan to revamp that state's expansion efforts is hitting opposition.
Meanwhile, in other news related to the health law and the insurance market, despite efforts to enroll young adults in health plans, they still face challenges. In addition, graduate students' health insurance subsidies may be in jeopardy.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' request to join the powerful trade association has caused alarm in the industry. Teva and some of PhRMA’s longtime members, like Eli Lilly, are on opposite sides of court cases involving patents and other important issues for the future of brand-name drug companies. In other news, a California initiative to curb high drug prices concerns patient advocacy groups, and states are lifting Medicaid restrictions on an expensive hepatitis C treatment.
The Democrats, for the first time, want to attempt to repeal the Hyde amendment , a congressional mandate that cuts off federal funds for most kinds of abortion.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Outlets report on health news from New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, California, Texas, Ohio and Wyoming.
The justices rule 5-0 against a law that says doctors cannot be prosecuted for helping terminally ill patients end their lives. Elsewhere, an Iowa woman with two terminal conditions becomes too sick to continue her fight to obtain a doctor's aid in dying.
The state is slated to cut $350 million in spending on in-home therapy for children on July 15.
In other public health news, a leading gun-violence researcher answers California Healthline's questions, KQED explores the field of epigenetics and a small Belgian town welcomes "guests" with mental disorders.
Stem cell procedures offer a lot of promise, but also carry a lot of risk. So as more clinics open, researchers are calling for additional oversight of the potentially dangerous field.
Two-thirds of Americans say they are “not too” or “not at all” worried about Zika. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats say Congress shouldn't take August recess without reaching a Zika funding deal, three more babies in the U.S. are born with Zika-linked birth defects, a look at where the mosquitoes are in California and an expert talks Zika and the Olympics.
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