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Section: Policies
Policies
Ruling Complicates Threat to Cut Off Funds for Obamacare
President Donald Trump’s bold threat to push “Obamacare” into collapse may get harder to carry out after a new court ruling. The procedural decision late Tuesday by a federal appeals panel in Washington has implications for millions of consumers. The judges said that a group of states can defend the legality of government “cost-sharing” subsidies […]
August 7, 2017
Policies
FDA Proposes Cutting Nicotine
For the first time, the federal government is proposing cutting the nicotine level in cigarettes so they aren’t so addictive. U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb on Friday directed the agency’s staff to develop new regulations on nicotine. The FDA has had the power since 2009 to regulate nicotine levels but hasn’t done […]
August 2, 2017
Policies
AP Fact Check: Trump Wrong on Vets, Health Payments
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump bragged about a mission accomplished in veterans’ health care that has not been achieved. He threatened to end health insurers’ “bailouts” that actually help consumers. And he cited “tremendous” costs to taxpayers from providing health services to transgender troops without providing evidence of that expense. Over a week dominated by […]
August 2, 2017
Policies
Sorry, No Pot from the VA
Republicans in Congress blocked a vote on legislation that many ill veterans want – – that bill would have allowed VA doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. The bill, known as “Veterans Equal Access” amendment, would have moved to debate on the House floor. Instead, the House Rules Committee stopped the bill by excluding it from […]
August 2, 2017
Policies
Researchers: Trump Tweets Could Harm LGBT Study
UCLA and USC researchers conducting a study on LGBTQ military personnel said they were concerned that President Donald Trump’s attitude toward LGBTQ individuals could adversely affect their study. Trump announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he plans to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military because of medical costs associated with transgender health care. […]
August 2, 2017
Policies
Computer Models Provide New Clues to Sickle Cell
Computer models developed by Brown University mathematicians show new details of what happens inside a red blood cell affected by sickle cell disease. The researchers said they hope their models, described in an article in the Biophysical Journal, will help in assessing drug strategies to combat the genetic blood disorder, which affects millions of people […]
July 31, 2017
Policies
Trump Makes Threats as Bipartisan Group Discuss Fixes
In the wake of the shocking failure of the Senate Republicans’ push to destroy Obamacare, over the weekend, President Trump revived his threat to make the individual health-insurance markets implode, tweeting “BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” (And calling for an end to the legislative filibuster, though […]
July 31, 2017
Policies
Digital Therapeutics: App-Based Healthcare Is the Future
Last month, healthcare startup Omada Health secured a $50 million C round led by major insurer Cigna, which brings the 5-year-old company’s total funding to over $127 million. That kind of nine-figure investment isn’t unusual for a company with the next blockbuster drug or game changing medical device, but Omada’s core product is a diabetes-preventing […]
July 26, 2017
Policies
Bill Would Expand Care for Veterans
Republican Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson has proposed legislation to increase access to privatized medical coverage for American veterans paid for by the federal government. Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, who chairs the committee, looks to accomplish this by way of expanding the existing Veterans Choice Program. Read More
July 24, 2017
Policies
Nevada Moves to Combat Pot Bottleneck
CARSON CITY, Nev. —- Nevada has moved to reduce supply problems at recreational marijuana stores that have faced overwhelming demand for newly legal pot and the possibility of their shelves going empty. Regulators approved emergency rules that would speed up licensing for pot distributors, a sticking point that launched a legal battle and threatened the […]
July 19, 2017
Policies
Panel Asks FDA to Review Opioid Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should review the safety and effectiveness of all opioids, and consider the real-world impacts the powerful painkillers have, not only on patients, but also on families, crime and the demand for heroin. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping report Thursday from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. […]
July 19, 2017
Policies
HHS: ‘Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown in History’
In a statement, the HHS Office of the Inspector General said the takedown sends “a strong signal that theft from these taxpayer-funded programs will not be tolerated.” A few particular schemes HHS highlighted include five physicians in Michigan who participated in deals involving illegal kickbacks and billing for medically unnecessary joint injections, drug screenings and […]
July 17, 2017
Policies
Single-Payer Healthcare Gains Traction with Democrats
Democrats are increasingly committing to support single-payer healthcare, amid Republican attacks on ObamaCare and pressure from their party’s left-wing base. What was once considered only a progressive talking point has gained traction as more Democratic candidates have been willing to embrace government-funded healthcare on the campaign trail and more House members have been signing onto […]
July 12, 2017
Policies
Oregon Extends Care to Undocumented Children
SALEM, Ore. — Government-funded health care will be accessible for more than 14,000 children in Oregon who were brought to the United States illegally, under a bill the Legislature passed on Friday and that has been championed by the governor. Debate over the measure, which passed the House 37-23 on the last day of the […]
July 10, 2017
Policies
GOP Governors: First, Do No Harm
The pressure is on Republican senators – from congressional leaders, conservative groups and impatient GOP voters – to fulfill a seven-year-old promise to scrap much of Democrat Barack Obama’s health care law. But back home, Republican governors who have experienced some of the upside of the law are warning their GOP senators to first, do […]
July 10, 2017
Policies
Schumer Asks FDA to Regulate “Snortable Chocolate”
NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging federal regulators to look into a “snortable chocolate” powder, saying he’s worried that it could prove harmful and is being marketed like a drug. In a letter Saturday, the New York Democrat asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of caffeine in inhalable […]
July 10, 2017
Policies
Trump Tweets Press Congress to Act on Healthcare
President Donald Trump pressed Congress on Monday to get health care reform done before leaving for its long August recess, even as Republican senators say the GOP effort so far to repeal and replace the nation’s health law is probably dead. On Monday, as senators were returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess, the […]
July 10, 2017
Policies
FDA OKs First New Drug in Years for Sickle Cell
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug on Friday that reduces the complications associated with sickle cell disease — the first drug approved for the blood disorder in more than 20 years. The drug, called Endari, consists of L-glutamine, which is an amino acid, and is approved for sickle cell patients five […]
July 10, 2017
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