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New testing aims to identify harmless tumors from those that are lethal, but the tests don’t always provide useful information and they can add to costs. In other cancer news, a study finds that African American lung cancer patients living in low-income neighborhoods are less likely to get surgery than those living in more affluent areas.
Now, as the opioid crisis ravages America, one out of every 11 organ donors is a drug-overdose victim, according to government data.
What food the agency deems healthy is constrained by rules first defined in the 1990s when low-fat content was the main concern of health professionals and sugar wasn't even on the radar. Under the current guidelines, a sugary cereal might be called healthier than salmon or nuts. “The problem, of course, is that the foodscape can change quickly, but Food and Drug Administration regulations change very slowly," says David Katz, director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center.
The drug maker also has indicated it will release its first-quarter earnings report by June 10, ahead of the June 31 deadline.
ProPublica talks with CMS's Niall Brennan about the agency's increased focus on data.
Medical bills are often filled with jargon and can come from different facilities, making it hard for patients to figure out what they really owe. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell wants to simplify it for consumers -- and she's asking for the public's help.
The National Governors Association wrote a letter to Congress urging it find a compromise on funding to combat the virus and then "act as expeditiously as possible to ensure those funds are available to states, territories and the public at large." Meanwhile, Puerto Rico's financial crisis could hamper its fight against Zika, a pregnant Connecticut teen has tested positive for the virus, and a county in Florida gets its first confirmed case.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee issue findings that surgeons involved in doctor-owned distributorships performed spinal-fusion surgery on nearly twice as many patients. Lawmakers recommend several steps to increase transparency and enforcement actions over the practice.
In an increasingly acrimonious debate, former Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, presses Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, to make clear to the public his plans to change the Medicaid expansion that Beshear implemented. Elsewhere, outlets report on Medicaid expansion news from Kansas and Utah.
The Government Accountability Office said that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has spent about $117 million on Medicare Advantage overbilling audits, but so far has recouped just $14 million. Meanwhile, some Democrats are speaking up for the Medicare Part B change in the face of intense criticism. Also, fee-for-service payments are published and health systems offset Medicare losses.
However, an aide to the candidate says the study, released by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the Urban Institute Health Policy Center, wildly exaggerates the cost and understates the savings from the health plan.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers around the country offer their thoughts on pressures within the health care marketplace.
Outlets report on health news in Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Florida, Kansas, Georgia, Washington, Florida and New Mexico.
News outlets also report on developments regarding mental health care in the criminal justice system.
State lawmakers are seeking the change, but it must be approved by federal regulators. Also, a new Government Accountability Office report examines fraud in Medicaid programs across the country.
The state will not end Medicaid funding until May 24, according to an attorney for the reproductive health organization. Meanwhile, the Missouri House approves a "personhood" constitutional amendment while Louisiana's financial picture impacts the abortion debate.
Under city Human Rights Commission guidelines, it's discriminatory to deny pregnant women alcohol if they order it. Also in the news, one woman's struggle with infertility, pregnant women who get flu shots have healthier babies and the teen birth rate is down in Alaska.
As federal officials brace for Zika -- and, with it, the threat of microcephaly -- one family shares its journey to unlock the mysteries of the condition.
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