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A CVS spokesman said in a statement that the Arizona pharmacist’s conduct “does not reflect our values or our commitment to inclusion, nondiscrimination and the delivery of outstanding patient care.” The pharmacist no longer works for CVS.
Bayer To Stop Selling Essure Birth-Control Implant That Has Been Linked To Severe Injuries
Bayer cited a decrease in demand and said the decision was not related to the safety of the device or the thousands of lawsuits that have been filed against the company.
Senate Expected To Confirm Wilkie To Lead Troubled Department Of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie has received mostly positive reviews from veterans’ groups for his management experience, but the extent of his willingness to expand private care as an alternative to government-run VA care remains largely unknown. Veterans health care news comes out of Minnesota and Colorado, as well.
The Trump administration has been busy proposing ideas that it says will “completely reset the pricing system in the U.S.” While critics say it’s too early to make any sweeping predictions about what will work, Stat offers a look at the ideas on the table.
The Indiana law prohibited abortion because of the gender, race or disability of the fetus, such as Down syndrome. Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he doesn’t know if he’s going to vote for Brett Kavanaugh to fill the empty Supreme Court seat.
How One Judge Has Taken Center Stage In The Immigration Crisis
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw has stepped into the spotlight after setting ambitious deadlines for HHS to reunite separated families. Media outlets take a look at how he got there, and how he’s holding federal officials accountable.
CMS Proposes Plan To Pay Doctors The Same For Seeing Patients With A Cold Or Stage 4 Cancer
CMS Administrator Seema Verma says the goal is to cut down on paperwork and free up physicians’ time. But critics say the proposal would underpay doctors who care for those with the greatest medical needs, and possibly discourage them from taking on Medicare patients.
Today, an estimated 34.2 million people provide unpaid care to those 50 and older, but that supply is shrinking every day. In other public health news: pain, cancer, Alzheimer’s, toxic air, dietary supplements, jet lag and more.
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Research Roundup: Antibiotics; End-Of Life Care; And The Individual Marketplace
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Media outlets report on news from Missouri, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Virginia and New Hampshire.
While it was unclear what the smell was, the reports prompted a visit Thursday from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A spokesperson for OSHA said the bodies remaining in the trailers are waiting to be claimed by family members. In other news, more of Puerto Rico’s physicians are fleeing to the states.
Startups Eagerly Dive Into Largely Untapped Marketplace Of Mental-Health Related Technology
From robot therapists to virtual reality worlds that help treat addiction, mental and behavioral health technology is booming. In other public health news: immunotherapy, HIV, black lung, genetic testing, sugar, and black infant mortality.
Pharma Companies Try To Shift Blame To Drug Dealers, Websites As Real Culprits Of Opioid Epidemic
Endo International Plc and Mallinckrodt Plc are arguing that if they’re added onto lawsuits for their role in the opioid crisis, they “are entitled to contribution from the illegal supply chain defendants.” News on the crisis comes out of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, as well.
Kentucky Governor Does An About-Face On Cuts To Dental, Vision Benefits For Medicaid Beneficiaries
Gov. Matt Bevin (R-Ky.) announced that the benefits were being cut following a court ruling halted the state’s work requirements for its Medicaid program. But following a public outcry the administration says that coverage will be retroactively reinstated.
The EPA’s inspector general report also urged the agency to now do more to monitor drinking water across the country.
In one case, the facility staff told a teenager that she wouldn’t be released until she was deemed psychologically sound as a way to get her to take the drugs. Under most states’ laws, before a child is medicated, a parent, guardian, or authority acting in the place of the parent must be consulted and give informed consent. But in these shelters, the children are alone.
Court Threat To Roe V. Wade Takes Center Stage, But Abortions Are Already Inaccessible To Many Women
The New York Times takes a look at California and Mississippi, two states that have approached abortion regulations in drastically different ways. Meanwhile, the volume of introduced legislation geared toward improving reproductive health has skyrocketed during the Trump administration.
