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As the third enrollment season gets underway, the president held a conference call to promote the health law. In other Obamacare news, the collapse of so many nonprofit health insurance co-ops leads to finger pointing. And KHN reports on how software problems and better health insurance options elsewhere are said to hold small business enrollment under projections.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets report on health issues in New Hampshire, California, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Colorado and Maryland.
The rules, if adopted by the state Board of Medicine, would place new restrictions on the potent pain drugs like limiting the size and duration of prescriptions as well as new training for those who prescribe. Meanwhile, drug deaths become a national 2016 campaign issue.
Media outlets also report on developments at hospitals in Texas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Maryland and Florida, as well as the Community Health hospital system.
In the meantime, Medicaid expansion advocates in Kansas bring together lawmakers and Indiana officials to talk about how Indiana forged a unique plan for expansion.
The rejected ballot initiative was more controversial than pot legalization efforts in other states because it would have essentially written a marijuana oligopoly into Ohio's constitution benefiting the investors backing the measure. Supporters pledge to try again.
The Republican candidate opposed Medicaid expansion. The GOP also won the governor's race in Mississippi and maintained control of the Virginia Senate.
In addition, The Washington Post fact-checks claims about the GOP presidential hopeful's ties to a nutritional supplement company.
A new study finds that 59 percent of 20 year-old Americans and older took at least one prescription drug in 2012, up from 51 percent the year earlier. Obesity is viewed as a primary cause for the increase.
The company, which reported revenue of $3.5 billion in the quarter, said it will make new investments soon. In the meantime, Colorado-based Envision Healthcare plans an acquisition to bolster its portfolio.
As the pharmaceutical industry comes under increased scrutiny, PhRMA launches a counteroffensive, blaming insurers and federal regulators for the skyrocketing costs. Meanwhile, in other drug industry news, Glaxo is set to seek approval for 20 new medications. And Kiplinger's offers tips on saving money on Medicare prescriptions.
The measure, introduced by Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., is slated for markup today. Meanwhile, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., will introduce a bill to improve substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant women.
The Associated Press reports that hot-button issues such as Planned Parenthood funding fights will be hurdles to avoiding a December government shutdown.
The fines against Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross result from consumer complaints in 2014 that the insurers' doctor directories were inaccurate. Also, newspapers in Milwaukee, Wis., and Tampa Bay, Fla., look at current enrollment issues, especially cost.
Michigan's was the most recent to announce its departure. Meanwhile, the financial disintegration of these nonprofit insurers has given GOP health law opponents new ammunition and was the topic of a Tuesday House Ways and Means Committee hearing.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets report on health issues in California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Washington state, Oregon, Florida, Colorado and North Carolina.
News outlets also report on Medicaid news in California and Ohio.
The report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that mental health issues and addiction play a role in reversing decades of advances in longevity.
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