Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: How Media Shapes Our Views On Assisted Suicide; Why Is Wyoming's Suicide Rate So High?
Stat: 'The Room Next Door' And New York’s New Medical Aid In Dying Law
On Wednesday, legislation that allows terminally ill New Yorkers to opt for an assisted suicide is set to come into effect. The state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act is the culmination of work by many — and a work of art may have paved the way. (Anna Magdalena Elsner and Vanessa Rampton, 8/5)
The New York Times: Why Wyoming Has More Suicides
Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. (German Lopez, 8/4)
Stat: Merge The Two U.S. Medical Education Systems Into One
By the time a patient arrives in an emergency room with chest pain, nobody asks whether the physician caring for them trained in an allopathic (M.D.) or osteopathic (D.O.) medical school. Both physicians prescribe medications, perform procedures, lead hospital teams, and practice under the same state licenses. (Abigail MacKenzie and Vijay Rajput, 8/5)
Bloomberg: Death Tax: Andy Burnham’s Social-Care Drive Is Personal For Us All
“I would never forgive myself if I hadn’t tried.” So said new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham as he set out his mission to resolve the seemingly intractable question of how to fund adult social care in a rapidly aging, already over-taxed society. (Rosa Prince, 8/4)
Los Angeles Times: Trump Administration Finds A New Way To Screw Medicare Members -- Hiking Their Drug Bills
The administration claims Medicare drug premiums have 'stabilized,' so it's going to let health insurers raise the premiums that enrollees pay. (Michael Hiltzik, 8/4)
The New York Times: The Most Powerful Men In America Are Eating Only Steak And Sauerkraut. Could I?
I ate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a week. The results were fascinating. (Willy Staley, 8/4)
