Cheap As Water? Insulin Users, Pricing Experts Question Trump’s Claim
During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump highlighted his efforts to lower the costs of prescription drugs like insulin. His statement is fact checked.
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Trump Fueled 38% Of Pandemic Misinformation, Conspiracies: Study
"We conclude that the President of the United States was likely the largest driver of the COVID-19 misinformation 'infodemic,'" said Cornell University researchers after analyzing 38 million English-language online articles about the pandemic. Other reports of President Donald Trump twisting the facts are also in the news.
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Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment Jumped Nearly 6% In Pandemic’s Early Months
As the U.S. experienced historic job-loss rates between February and June, over 4 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, CMS reports.
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Mnuchin Makes $1.6T Counteroffer In Last-Ditch Stimulus Push With Pelosi
House Democrats delayed a planned vote on their latest $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, to allow more time for talks between the White House and House negotiators.
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Drugmakers Jacked Up Prices To Inflate Profits, House Probe Finds
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee began releasing two investigation reports that cite internal company documents on the day the CEOs of Teva, Celgene and Bristol Myers Squibb testified before the panel. Amgen, Mallinckrodt and Novartis executives are scheduled to appear Thursday.
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First Edition: Oct. 1, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Online Privacy Takes A Huge Hit; Pros, Cons Of Latest Relief Bill
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic issues and others.
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Perspectives: Trump’s Drug-Pricing Order; Profiteering On COVID Drugs
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Canadian PM, Pharmacy Groups Weigh In On Trump’s Drug Order
Read about the biggest pharmaceutical developments and pricing stories from the past week in KHN's Prescription Drug Watch roundup.
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Different Takes: Lessons On The First Debate Or Brawl Or Worse
Editorial writers focus on public health care topics and strategies of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden.
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Canada Sees Peak In Case Counts Similar To April
News is on new restrictions in Canada, the World Bank's commitment to help poor countries, the low caseload in Sweden and more.
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Eighth Military Death: Army Reservist In Kentucky Dies
News is from Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Connecticut, and Florida.
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Study: COVID More Contagious Than Thought
A number of studies reveal it's twice as contagious as thought, that young people are driving the spread of the virus and obesity's role is made clearer.
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Tricky Question: Should Kids Go Out On Halloween?
"It’s really knowing about your own environment and what’s going on in your neighborhood in your area to really make decisions whether or not to trick-or-treat,” advised Jared Muenzer, pediatric emergency room doctor and physician-in-chief at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. News is on a novel way to feed the homeless, dangers of stability balls and updates on the NFL and NHL.
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Job Losses Create ‘Stress, Turmoil’ In Households With Children
The impact is disproportionately high for Hispanic and Black households, a new poll finds.
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COVID Cases Rising Among Schoolchildren
And a very healthy college student died of COVID complications. Other news about the pandemic and schools is from Iowa, Mississippi and Maryland.
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15% Of Adults Were Uninsured In 2019, New CDC Report Finds
Lack of affordable coverage was the top reason given for being uninsured. Other marketplace and health industry news is from United HealthCare, St. Luke’s Health System, Children’s Mercy, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Molina Healthcare, Affinity Health Plan, Baptist Hospitals and more.
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UHS Computer Systems, Employees Left In The Lurch After Cyberattack
The health giant's network remained shut down as of Tuesday. Health workers say the outage has made communicating difficult and that they are using paper records and hand-labeling medications. The Wall Street Journal said some ambulances have been re-routed and elective surgeries canceled.
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UnitedHealth Faces Off Against Amazon
United Health buys DivvyDose for just over $300 million in order to compete against Amazon's PillPack. Other industry news makes headlines as well.
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Regeneron Says Experimental Therapy Shows Benefits For People With Moderate COVID Symptoms
The drugmaker says that its two-antibody cocktail, dubbed REGN-COV, lowered viral loads and improved symptoms for non-hospitalized patients in a small clinical trial. The therapy is also being tested in hospitalized patients with more severe symptoms. Regeneron says it is in early discussions with the FDA about possibly applying for emergency use authorization.
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