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In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democratic leaders blast the "secret subpoenas" of the chairwoman of the special panel, Marsha Blackburn, saying she's violating congressional rules. Elsewhere, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is suing over requirements that workplace health plans cover employee abortions.
A new study shows that online doctors are failing to ask patients "simple, relevant questions," which have led them to misdiagnose a range of diseases.
A Supreme Court ruling nearly 20 years ago said disabled people requiring public support were entitled to live in their community, rather than in institutions, but for many people that option is not yet a reality. In other Medicaid news, Kansas advocates are questioning plans to force enrollees to try cheaper drugs first.
As insurers and hospitals point fingers at each other, it's the patient who ends up paying thousands unexpectedly. In other news, ER doctors weigh in on costs in a survey.
Under the new guidance, insurers and hospitals cannot deny services based on someone's gender identity. Some advocates are disappointed, however, that the rule does not go far enough.
However, McKinsey & Co.'s analysis suggests that the health law’s subsidies should prevent a “death spiral,” in which an insurance market gets caught in a cycle of increasing rates and shrinking customer pools. Meanwhile, as some insurers pull out of the federal exchanges, rural areas are sometimes left with just one option.
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Outlets report on health news in Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia, Connecticut and Florida.
Meanwhile, in Louisiana, lawmakers approve funding to protect safety net hospitals. Outlets also report on hospital-related news from Ohio, Delaware and Massachusetts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released statistics showing that young children with ADHD are over-medicated, and recommended psychological counseling instead. However, some states don't have the resources to accommodate that treatment plan. Media outlets also report on public health news out of Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, California and Pennsylvania.
Evidence linking excess folate and vitamin B12 on the one hand and autism on the other “is extremely premature,” researchers say. Meanwhile, The Orlando Sentinel reports on a bilingual autism therapy center started by a grandmother.
Even when there are enough beds in a treatment center, many who are fighting an opioid addiction find that their insurance won't cover the program. In other news, a one-mile stretch in Boston paints a vivid picture of the epidemic, two anti-opioid bills in Missouri face different fates, and state officials in Ohio are preaching the benefits of naloxone.
But it also sets up a controversy about how to lower health care costs.
A new federal regulation requiring that workplace injuries and illnesses must be made available for a public database has drawn cheers from unions and concern from business groups.
The insurer's plans don't affect people who get insurance through their workplace, but it sells about three-quarters of the individual policies on Iowa's health insurance exchange. Also, an investigation in Connecticut finds large numbers of insurance denials for mental health care services.
The National Microbiome Initiative will bring together scientists to study "the microbial engine of the earth," which plays a part in everything from obesity to asthma and intestinal infections.
Donald Trump's campaign has released guidelines for improving the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care system, and while it is short on details it does signal a move toward making the system more like Medicare instead of an integrated hospital network.
The House this week voted on several bills to combat the raging epidemic, though the measures were criticized for lacking funding. The Senate passed its own legislation in March, and now lawmakers will work to send a plan to the president before leaving for summer recess.
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