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Insurer Begins Covering Pharmacogenetic Testing Despite FDA Warning
Opinion -Parmacogenetic testing is a new field in prescription medicine. -
Lawsuit Challenges Illinois Policy on Vitamin K Shots for Newborns
Opinion -A group of parents filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), pediatricians, and several hospitals after their newborn babies were seized for hours when the parents declined vitamin K shots -
Maine Voters Will Decide Vaccine Exemptions on March Ballot
Opinion -A group of parents in Maine collected enough signatures to let voters decide whether to keep or repeal L.D. 798, the state’s recently enacted vaccine law eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions for most public-school students. -
Indiana, Arizona Stall on Medicaid Work Rule, Blaming Lawsuits
Opinion -Indiana and Arizona are holding off implementing their proposed Medicaid work requirements as lawsuits on the matter await resolution. -
Tennessee Makes Request to Become First Medicaid Block Grant State
Opinion -Eager to free their state from what they say is “excessive or unnecessary intervention in its Medicaid program,” officials in Tennessee are putting the final touches on a sweeping proposal to -
Health Care System Takes Heavy Toll on Nation’s Clinicians, Study Finds
Opinion -Long hours, a bureaucratic morass, and the constant threat of medical malpractice lawsuits are taking an increasingly alarming toll on the nation’s doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals and putting patients at risk, -
Employer Wellness Program Is Illegal, Lawsuit Contends
Opinion -Employees of Yale University filed a class action lawsuit claiming the institution’s incentive for participation in wellness programs violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). -
Public’s Medicare for All Doubts Confront Presidential Candidates
Opinion -Candidates for the Democrat Party presidential nomination who have been defending the costs of their health care proposals are facing big doubts among their potential voters about their plans for a single-payer, Medicare for All system. -
Congressional Republicans Present Health Care Plan
Opinion -The Republican Study Committee (RSC) presented a 68-page plan to make health insurance more affordable, protect people with preexisting conditions, and give consumers more control over their care. -
Michigan Legislature Blocks CON Restriction on New Cancer Therapy
Opinion -The Michigan Legislature blocked an attempt by the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) Commission to limit access to a new treatment for some blood cancers, known as CAR-T cell therapy. -
FDA Nominee Brings Patient Care Perspective
Opinion -Confirmation hearings on Stephen Hahn began November 20. Hahn told the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, he will put science over politics. -
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
Opinion -A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care. -
Kidney Patients Die Despite Plenty of Donated Organs, Study Finds
Opinion -About 10,000 patients with kidney disease die from renal failure each year in the United States, and a new study shows it’s not for lack of organ donors. -
California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs
Opinion -Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine. -
Report: Unsubsidized Individuals Are Fleeing the Obamacare Exchanges
Opinion -The Obamacare exchanges are having an increasingly difficult time keeping people who must pay the full premiums out of their own pockets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report. -
Illinois Mandates Insurance Coverage of EpiPens for Children, Teens
Opinion -Illinois is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of epinephrine injectors, more commonly known as EpiPens, for children. -
Tennessee CON Phaseout Faces Resistance
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Forces are lining up against a proposed legislative phaseout of Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) laws as a key lawmaker appears to be siding with a hospital system that claims repeal will put community hospitals in financial jeopardy. -
Trump Administration Moves to Force Hospitals, Insurers to Disclose Prices
Opinion -The Trump administration is launching a plan to require hospitals to disclose publicly the prices for certain medical services they negotiate with insurance companies. -
Company Helps Physicians Leave Third-Party Payment System
Opinion -A new company is helping free physicians from the “hamster wheel” of the third-party health insurance payment system. -
Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Claims Questioned
Opinion -Louisiana’s latest report on the economic impact of its three-year-old Medicaid expansion program is under fire for claiming it is “supporting more than 14,000 jobs across the state and supporting $889 million in personal earnings.” -
CMS Establishes Rating System for Obamacare Insurance Plans
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are rolling out a star-based rating system to help people select health insurance plans on HealthCare.gov and to improve the overall quality of coverage. -
Michigan Grapples with Psychiatric Hospital Upgrade
Opinion -After months of delay, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has recommended the state downsize rather than expand the Caro Center, a 106-year old regional psychiatric hospital in the state’s “thumb” area. -
Poll: Voters Confused About Medicare for All
Opinion -Democrat voters are confused about what a single-payer, Medicare for All plan actually means, a new poll shows. -
Costs of Employer Health Plans Expected to Rise Further in 2020
Opinion -Large employers expect health care costs to rise by 6 percent in 2020, to $15,375 per employee, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health.
