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Obama-Era Officials Launch Sign-Up Campaign

WASHINGTON — Former Obama administration officials say they’re launching a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment just weeks away on Nov. 1, the Trump administration has slashed “Obamacare’s” ad budget, as well as grants to outside organizations that […]

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FDA Warns Against Use of Infant “Sleep Positioners”

FDA is reminding parents and caregivers not to put babies in sleep positioners. These products—sometimes also called “nests” or “anti-roll” products—can cause suffocation (a struggle to breathe) that can lead to death. Each year, about 4,000 infants die unexpectedly during sleep time from accidental suffocation, SIDS, or unknown causes, according to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver […]

“You’re Fired!”

For a while after President Trump was elected, I thought I should watch a few episodes of “The Apprentice” if only to hear him utter the infamous phrase, “You’re fired.” Turns out I didn’t need to. Tom Price — who led the Department of Health and Human Services for a mere eight months — is […]

Residents: Tests Find Toxic Chemicals After Texas Plant Fire

DALLAS — Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane Harvey, caught fire and partially exploded, nearly 20 Houston-area residents said Monday. The findings were disclosed in a letter the residents’ lawyers mailed to the chief executive of the plant’s owner, France-based Arkema […]

VA Proposes Exemption for Telehealth Providers

The VA says its proposed rule is needed for the agency to continue growing its telehealth services, which are particularly crucial for veterans who need mental health care. The VA has been quite active on the telehealth front recently, as it works to improve care for veterans in rural areas and remove hurdles to accessing […]

Report: For-Profit Hospitals Hurt by Cost-Cutting Rules

After reviewing the finances of Community Health Systems, HCA Healthcare, LifePoint Health, Tenet Healthcare and Universal Health Services, Fitch Ratings said federal and state government policy decisions — which are often politicized — create an unpredictable environment. Federal and government regulations and political decisions are the biggest risks to the industry’s operating profile, with 30%-40% […]

Congress Misses Deadline to Reauthorize CHIP

MACPAC warned that stopping CHIP funding will impact state budgets and force states to decide whether to continue coverage on their own dime. If states limit or stop CHIP coverage, hospitals and providers could feel the brunt of fewer insured children and more bad debt. This is especially true for children’s hospitals. Jim Kaufman, vice […]

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Scientists Who Studied Biological Clock Win Nobel

U.S.-born scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks, the award-giving body said on Monday. The mechanisms help explain issues such as why people traveling long distances over several time zones often suffer jet lag and […]

Vegas Hospitals Overwhelmed After Mass Shooting

LAS VEGAS — The victims just kept coming. In private cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to the barely alive, they arrived in droves. “I have no idea who I operated on,” said Dr. Jay Coates, a trauma surgeon whose hospital took in many of the wounded after a […]

Can Affirmative Action Cure Cancer?

(THE CONVERSATION) Affirmative action programs are designed to provide access to high-quality higher education for underrepresented minorities, but the Trump administration is targeting these essential programs by directing resources toward investigating and possibly suing colleges and universities that use race as a factor in admissions. Read More

Environmental Injustices Threaten Communities of Color

More than just torrential rains and flooding from Hurricane Harvey have put Houston in the spotlight. The fourth-largest city in the U.S., Houston has neighboring areas that contain more than a dozen oil refineries. In Baytown, 25 miles away, ExxonMobil operates the country’s second-largest refinery. Ninety miles east of Houston, in Port Arthur, Texas, is […]

Faces of Sickle Cell: Include Us in Clinical Trials

They ranged in age from 15 to 61—four African-Americans, all with stories to tell about their struggles with sickle cell disease, all with stories about a common experience that helped them through those struggles: participating in clinical trials. The panelists, who had joined trials funded by NIH, spoke to a standing-room-only session at the Annual […]

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