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Tax Bill Would End Obama Mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sweeping tax overhaul that passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday contains the Republicans’ biggest blow yet to former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, repealing the requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance. The individual mandate is meant to ensure a viable health insurance market by forcing younger and healthier Americans to […]
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Sessions Wants More Cops on Opioid Duty
If the opioid epidemic was simply a problem of supply – people being able to access drugs too easily – than a targeted new effort in Appalachia announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday would be a huge stride toward combating the crisis. The problem with this approach, however, is that experts agree the opioid […]
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Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Twice a day in our house, we turn on a projector that casts cartoon music videos on a blank stretch of wall. The songs are catchy and bright and usually keep our toddler captivated for the amount of time we need him to hold still. “There are no monsters who live in our home,” goes […]
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Industry Groups Push to Delay Obamacare Taxes
Industry groups are gearing up for a final push to repeal or delay taxes in ObamaCare before the end of the year. Stalling the taxes on medical devices and health insurance, which were included in the health-care law to help pay for its coverage expansion, has been a rare area of some bipartisan cooperation on […]
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Medical Prison Warden Reassigned
ATLANTA — The warden at a troubled medical prison in Georgia has been reassigned to his previous job. Warden Scott Wilkes is being moved from the Augusta State Medical Prison to the Augusta Transitional Center, Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Joan Heath told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . He was promoted from the transitional center to […]
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Little Sisters of the Poor Battles States Over Birth Control
Little Sisters of the Poor battles states in court over birth control mandate. The Catholic charity Little Sisters of the Poor is fighting an effort by California and Pennsylvania to block the Trump administration’s effort to roll back Obamacare’s birth control mandate. The charity was part of a large lawsuit brought by religious nonprofits that […]
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Telehealth Program Improves Veterans’ Access to Care
The Birmingham Veterans Administration and Cullman County Health Department held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a new telehealth program. The Alabama Public Health Telehealth Network allows veterans to go to the Cullman County Health Department and connect remotely for a visit with their provider in Birmingham, using a secure audio-video internet connection. Read More
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GAO: VA Failed to Report Bad Medical Providers
A new GAO report exposes that Veterans Affairs shamefully put veterans lives at risk by failing its duty to report bad doctors and other clinicians. The GAO report confirms a USA Today report exposing VA has concealed and avoided investigations and mandated reporting of bad health care workers for many years. Maybe if VA had […]
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Change Prices of 7 Key Foods to Save Lives
The food you put in your body can have profound implications on your health. Consistently eating fresh, nutrient-rich food can decrease your risk of developing certain diseases, while consuming too much sugary or processed food increases those risks. But one barrier to eating fresh food like fruits and vegetables is that they’re often higher in […]
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Report Details Racial Disparities in Rural America
For years, studies have pointed out the gaps between rural and urban communities when it comes to health outcomes. But there are also significant health divides between ethnicities within rural America, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Though urban areas still have more diverse populations, the study authors found that […]
Blogs/Opinion
Flu Shot Myths
I have a vivid childhood memory after my mom received a flu shot. I can remember looking through an open door into my mom’s dimly lit bedroom. She was wearing a night gown, so worn it was almost opaque. My mom was too sick to work, and her coughs seemed to rattle her entire body. […]
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What If Amazon Got Into the Pharmacy Business?
People are starting to seriously think about what it might mean if Amazon were to get into the healthcare industry. In a 70-page report released Monday, analysts at Morgan Stanley broke down all of the potential ways Amazon could get into the industry, at varying degrees of involvement. Read More
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