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Prominent Psychiatry Group Relaxes Stance On Speaking About Mental Health Of Public Figures
The rule against psychiatrists offering their analysis of behaviors, such as ones exhibited by the president, robs the public “of our professional judgment and prevents us from communicating our understanding” of the president’s mental state, one psychiatrist said. In other public health news: the next revolution in HIV treatment, Zika testing, ticks and disease, dental services, pollution and more.
Physicians, Often In Fear Of Losing License, Know How To Hide Signs Of Addiction To Escape Notice
“Somehow they believe their knowledge is going to be more powerful than addiction,” said Dr. Marvin Seppala, an addiction expert. Meanwhile, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is looking to tap unlikely sources as allies in the battle against opioids: benefit payers and insurance administrators.
WebMD To Be Sold To California Online Media Company
Internet Brands, a company controlled by global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, will take over the popular medical information website.
Molina Healthcare To Lay Off About 1,400 Employees, Memo Says
The insurer says the upcoming cuts to 10 percent of its workforce is driven by losses to its Obamacare exchange business.
In Unexpected Turn, Democrats Block Once-Bipartisan Bill Funding VA Choice Program
Under the rules set for the bill, supporters needed support from two-thirds of members to pass the bill. Lawmakers voting against it cited opposition from a large group of veterans organizations that called on Congress to reject the bill because it pays for the choice program through cuts in the VA.
Democrats Probe Whether HHS Videos Panning Health Law Veered Too Close To Advocacy
Administration officials are defending the posts saying they are pointing out problems with the current health law to the public.
Former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) says lawmakers are too focused on politics over policy.
Questions Raised About Whether GOP Steps To Moderate Medicaid Cuts Provide Enough Money
Administration and Senate officials pushing for a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act have said that a new $200 billion Medicaid “wraparound” fund would help cushion the changes for low-income people. But a new study suggests that money would last only about two years.
Confused About What The Senate Is Actually Voting On? Here Are Some Explainers
Not even senators seem to know what they’ll be voting on Tuesday afternoon, but these media outlets take a crack at explaining what’s going on.
Lawmaker Would Settle Health Debate With ‘Aaron Burr-Style’ Duel If Senators Blocking Bill Were Men
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) says he blames “some female senators from the Northeast” for the party’s failure to pass health care legislation. Though he didn’t name them in particular, it may have been a reference to Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who have both voiced objections to the proposal.
Trump Implores Republicans To Make Good On Their Years-Long Promise
President Donald Trump also lashed out at Democrats: “They run out. They say, ‘Death, death, death.’ Well, Obamacare is death. That’s the one that’s death.”
McCain’s Return For Health Vote Energizes GOP, Provides Tiny Bit Of Breathing Room
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was diagnosed with brain cancer last week. If he stayed home, the Republicans would have lost a precious vote, when they can only afford to sacrifice two in total.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Viewpoints: Is Silicon Valley Losing The Lead In Medical Technology?; Doctors And Hand Writing
Here’s a review of editorials and opinions on a range of public health issues.
Parsing The Policies: What’s To Become Of Medicaid And Medicare?
Opinion writers offer their thoughts on how the current Affordable Care Act replacement debate impacts Medicaid and how governors should proceed in pursuing Medicaid waivers as well as current Medicare funding issues.
The Big Picture: The Health Issues We Should Be Discussing; How To Move The Debate Forward
Even as the heated discourse over the future of the Affordable Care Act continues, some people offer their thoughts on the serious issues that are being overlooked and on how bad manners have soured the process.
Editorial pages analyze the current state of play in Republicans’ push to replace Obamacare.
Media outlets report on news from California, Iowa, New Jersey, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Georgia.
A Cure For HIV? One Child May Give The World Hope
Scientists presented the case study of a boy who has remained HIV-free since his early treatment as an infant. But Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, struck notes of both optimism and caution when speaking about him. In other public health news: gene therapy, vaccinations, arrest in old age, concussions, inflammation and a flesh-eating bacteria.
