Senate Health Bill Still Short On ‘Yays’ But Leaders Vow Vote Next Week At least two Republicans have already said they cannot support the new legislative draft, which means all other GOP senators would have to agree to the bill to pass it.
Millions More Uninsured Could Impact Health Of Those With Insurance, Too The return to high rates of uninsurance expected under GOP plans to repeal and replace Obamacare would mean less access to health care for people with insurance too, researchers say.
Podcast: What The Health? Senate Health Bill 2.0. Still On Life Support Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the changes to the proposed Senate health bill.
GOP Seeks To Sweeten Health Savings Account Deals. Will Consumers Bite? A new study found that fewer than half of people with health savings accounts deposited any money in them in 2016.
Opposition To GOP Repeal Bill Inches Up And Intensifies Six in 10 Americans say they do not approve of the Senate Republicans’ plan to replace Obamacare, according to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Transgender Health Care Targeted In Crusade To Undo ACA HHS Secretary Tom Price and President Donald Trump have vowed to use administrative powers to mitigate the health law rules that created “burdens” or that don’t match up with their agenda.
Whichever Way ‘Repeal And Replace’ Blows, Pharma Is Due For Windfall A little-noticed provision in President Donald Trump’s executive order on drug prices may offer a clue to why Big Pharma hasn’t opposed a bill that could bleed their balance sheets of millions of patients.
GOP Health Bill Eases Rules For Some Small-Business Plans Congressional Republicans are keen to loosen restrictions set by the federal health law on insurance sold by associations that small employers join.
Crippling Medicaid Cuts Could Upend Rural Health Services Patient advocates say that the Senate Republicans’ proposal to change federal funding for Medicaid could lead to more shutdowns of rural facilities, reduced payments to doctors and fewer programs for people with health needs or disabilities.
Millions Of Kids Fall Outside Senate Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would reduce federal funding for Medicaid, but senators want to keep current funding levels for children who are blind or have other disabilities. Their proposal, however, would not apply to the majority of those kids.
Medicaid Cuts Will Drive Up Cost Of Private Coverage, Montana Insurers Say Insurance executives in Montana are worried that GOP efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could destabilize a market that is working well.
Senate GOP Bill Aims To Add Psych Beds; Squeeze On Medicaid Signals Their Undoing The Senate health care bill has a provision to increase hospital beds for psychiatric care, but overall cuts in Medicaid could lead to even fewer beds nationwide.
Senators Grill Top Indian Health Officials About Trump Budget The administration officials could not answer some basic questions from senators, including how much money the agency has gained from the health law’s Medicaid expansion and whether President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would help the agency hire more staff.
Medicare’s Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.
Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once Simultaneous surgeries have ignited an impassioned debate in the medical community.
DNA Links Deadly Germs, Tainted Heart Surgery Devices To German Factory LivaNova plant in Germany is the likely source behind outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people since 2013.
Nursing Homes Move Into The Insurance Business Although proponents say the policies offered by nursing homes are more attuned to patients, some report frustrations when trying to dispute care decisions.
Messages From Beyond: Using Technology To Seal Your Legacy From slick videos to digital “time capsules,” folks have new ways to “stay alive” long after they die.
California Sued For Allegedly Substandard Medi-Cal Care The lawsuit is a civil rights case on behalf of Latinos, who comprise nearly half of the program’s enrollees. But the advocates who filed it also hope to get class action certification for all Medi-Cal enrollees.
Medical Transportation Provider Accused Of Disserving L.A.’s Frail Patients LogistiCare often shows up late, if at all, and compromises patient safety, according to a public interest firm’s lawsuit. The company says the allegations are inaccurate.
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Far More Prone To Heart Disease Mothers who develop diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or whose babies are born prematurely or precariously small, often are unaware of the long-term risk. So are their doctors.
In Texas, People With Mental Illness Find Work Helping Peers Peer support, well-known in addiction treatment, is gaining ground for people with serious mental illness. Texas and 35 other states are training and paying peer support specialists to help bridge a gap in mental health treatment.
The Union That Roars: Nurses Aren’t Giving Up On California’s Single-Payer Push The California Nurses Association, representing some 100,000 registered nurses, is regarded statewide and nationally as a progressive political powerhouse. “Politicians are afraid” of the activists they turn out, said one critic.
Your Credit Score Soon Will Get A Buffer From Medical-Debt Wrecks Starting in September, the three main agencies will wait 180 days before including a medical debt on a credit report.
Medical Transportation Provider Accused Of Disserving L.A.’s Frail Patients LogistiCare often shows up late, if at all, and compromises patient safety, according to a public interest firm’s lawsuit. The company says the allegations are inaccurate.
California Sued For Allegedly Substandard Medi-Cal Care The lawsuit is a civil rights case on behalf of Latinos, who comprise nearly half of the program’s enrollees. But the advocates who filed it also hope to get class action certification for all Medi-Cal enrollees.
One Force Lacking In Fight Against Opioid Addiction In Rural California: Doctors Many physicians lack the inclination and training to prescribe medications to assist in treatment. State officials hope a $90 million federal grant will help change this.
California Lawsuit Aims To Protect Spouses Of Disabled From Financial Ruin Suit filed by advocates says California officials aren’t complying with federal Medicaid laws protecting spouses’ finances.
The Union That Roars: Nurses Aren’t Giving Up On California’s Single-Payer Push The California Nurses Association, representing some 100,000 registered nurses, is regarded statewide and nationally as a progressive political powerhouse. “Politicians are afraid” of the activists they turn out, said one critic.
Senate Health Bill Still Short On ‘Yays’ But Leaders Vow Vote Next Week At least two Republicans have already said they cannot support the new legislative draft, which means all other GOP senators would have to agree to the bill to pass it.
Millions More Uninsured Could Impact Health Of Those With Insurance, Too The return to high rates of uninsurance expected under GOP plans to repeal and replace Obamacare would mean less access to health care for people with insurance too, researchers say.
Opposition To GOP Repeal Bill Inches Up And Intensifies Six in 10 Americans say they do not approve of the Senate Republicans’ plan to replace Obamacare, according to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
GOP Seeks To Sweeten Health Savings Account Deals. Will Consumers Bite? A new study found that fewer than half of people with health savings accounts deposited any money in them in 2016.
Transgender Health Care Targeted In Crusade To Undo ACA HHS Secretary Tom Price and President Donald Trump have vowed to use administrative powers to mitigate the health law rules that created “burdens” or that don’t match up with their agenda.
Whichever Way ‘Repeal and Replace’ Blows, Pharma Is Due For Windfall A little-noticed provision in President Donald Trump’s executive order on drug prices may offer a clue to why Big Pharma hasn’t opposed a bill that could bleed their balance sheets of millions of patients.
Should GOP Health Bill Prevail, Say Bye-Bye To Insurance Rebates A little-noticed provision of the Senate GOP health plan would unwind an Affordable Care Act provision limiting insurer profits, administrative costs.
Millions Of Kids Fall Outside Senate Plan To Shield Disabled From Medicaid Cuts The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would reduce federal funding for Medicaid, but senators want to keep current funding levels for children who are blind or have other disabilities. Their proposal, however, would not apply to the majority of those kids.
Blue Shield Improperly Denied Mental Health, Drug Treatment Claims, Suit Alleges Blue Shield of California and Magellan, its mental health administrator, violated accepted professional standards in its criteria for residential treatment and intensive outpatient care, according to a class-action suit. The insurer disputes the allegations.
Messages From Beyond: Using Technology To Seal Your Legacy From slick videos to digital “time capsules,” folks have new ways to “stay alive” long after they die.
Medicare’s Financial Outlook Slightly Improved, Trustees Say The assessment pushes back the date for the hospital insurance trust fund to go bankrupt by one year. It also says Part B premiums next year will be stable.
DNA Links Deadly Germs, Tainted Heart Surgery Devices To German Factory LivaNova plant in Germany is the likely source behind outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people since 2013.
Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once Simultaneous surgeries have ignited an impassioned debate in the medical community.
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Far More Prone To Heart Disease Mothers who develop diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or whose babies are born prematurely or precariously small, often are unaware of the long-term risk. So are their doctors.
Your Credit Score Soon Will Get A Buffer From Medical-Debt Wrecks Starting in September, the three main agencies will wait 180 days before including a medical debt on a credit report.
Podcast: What The Health? Why Is This Stuff So Complicated? The questions are practical and political. Returning from their holiday break, Republican Senate leaders must balance the concerns of their moderate and most conservative colleagues in seeking to pass their health reform bill.
Hepatitis C's Hold On California California had 33,748 newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C in 2015, the most among states that published their surveillance data on the disease.
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