Advocates Decry Closing Of Mental Health Clinics In Chicago
But officials say the closings, which planned to shutter six of the city's 12 mental health clinics, actually expanded care for those with mental illnesses.
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But officials say the closings, which planned to shutter six of the city's 12 mental health clinics, actually expanded care for those with mental illnesses.
A proposal to randomly drug test doctors and increase the limit on medical malpractice lawsuit awards also has a strong show of support in the poll.
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Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report from California that Anthem Blue Cross is being sued again regarding its narrow-network health plans as well as a prediction from Maryland officials regarding the state's online insurance marketplace.
Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, which runs 206 hospitals in 29 states, says no medical information was exposed, however.
The Obama administration rejects a request from The Associated Press, saying the information could be used by hackers to break into people's accounts.
The Wall Street Journal reports on how health care firms are currently faring in the marketplace.
News outlets in California, Connecticut and Oregon examine issues related to the health law and how voters are viewing it -- including how the overhaul has impacted the cost of coverage as well as uninsured and poverty rates.
Some Republican strategists say the health overhaul is losing its punch, Bloomberg reports. In other political news, the American Hospital Association reports that it gave $3.3 million to state affiliates to lobby local officials on Medicaid expansion.
The Washington Post explores the difficulties of enrolling Native Americans in coverage when they are exempt from the health law's mandate and get free care. Other stories look at the still scanty evidence that medical homes are more efficient, and how thousands of consumers eligible to sign up for coverage before the next enrollment period because they changed jobs, gave birth, gained citizenship or got married.
Elsewhere, an auditor in Louisiana questions data the governor's office has provided on the outlook of the state's Medicaid privatization efforts, and Florida pediatricians could soon see higher Medicaid payments.
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A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including stories about a how a hospital system's data was hacked, involving as many as 4.5 million patients' records.
House Republicans are pointing fingers at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner's direction to delete an email related to the health law's troubled launch.
Patient advocacy groups are complaining to federal officials that some insurers' policies, such as the high prices charged for certain drugs, "are highly discriminatory against people with chronic health conditions." Other stories look at whether the health law has helped young people get mental health treatment and how hospitals are rethinking their charity policies.
Many developmentally disabled Oregonians qualify for more money to cover services at home under the Affordable Care Act, but families say there aren't enough providers to go around. Meanwhile, consumer advocacy groups in North Carolina look for people who qualify for Obamacare and don't know it. And Connecticut reports a 55 percent increase in the size of its individual insurance market.
Rep. Cory Gardner is the first Republican candidate to talk up a new Republican idea of making birth control available over the counter.
Also, blood test pricing variation in California is examined.
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