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Nominee for HHS Sought Favors for Health Industry Donors

Rep. Tom Price, the physician and Georgia Republican tapped for the nation’s leading health care job, has long criticized federal spending as excessive. Yet during his years in Congress, he’s worked hard to keep federal dollars flowing to his most generous campaign donors. Price has been a go-to congressman, a review of his records show, […]

January 11, 2017

Police Learn to Deal With Mentally Ill

ANDERSON, Ind. — Police agencies in the Anderson area have formed Crisis Intervention Team training to better deal with people exhibiting signs of mental illness. With the closing of many state-run facilities for the mentally ill, law enforcement officials are having to deal with them on the streets and in crisis situations. Many are arrested […]

January 10, 2017

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W.Va. Seeks Waiver to Fight Opioid Epidemic

In an effort aimed at the substance abuse epidemic that’s disproportionately killing its residents, West Virginia is asking the CMS to approve a waiver that would expand treatment for Medicaid enrollees. The state wants to expand the number of community-based and outpatient substance abuse providers, to offer residential treatment and to increase the availability of […]

January 10, 2017

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Trump Could Soften FDA Standards

They were hailed as drugs that could change the treatment of heart disease by lowering harmful LDL cholesterol (LDL-c) to unprecedented levels for adults. Yet, the sales of Amgen’s Repatha and Sanofi/Regeneron’s Praluent, known as PCSK9 inhibitors, have been disappointing low. The reason isn’t due to lack of efficacy. Indeed, combining PCSK9 inhibitors with generic […]

January 4, 2017

Q&A: How Would Congress Repeal Health Care?

WASHINGTON — The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. “He said, ‘’Now you guys own it. Now fix it. It’s on your watch now,’” recalled GOP Rep. Pat Tiberi, chairman of a pivotal health subcommittee. “And […]

January 4, 2017

U.S. Prosecutor Tackles Heroin Scourge That Claimed Son

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The phone at Bruce Brandler’s home rang at 3:37 a.m. It was the local hospital. His 16-year-old son was there, and he was in really bad shape. A suspected heroin overdose, the nurse said. Brandler didn’t believe it. Erik had his problems, but heroin? It seemed impossible. Nearly 10 years later, the […]

January 4, 2017

State Must Give Inmate $50,000-plus Medication

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has mandated that the state should provide expensive new medication to former death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to treat his hepatitis C infection. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Abu-Jamal sued to improve the health care he was receiving in prison after he fell into diabetic shock and was diagnosed with […]

January 4, 2017

Judge Blocks Mandate on Transgender and Abortion

President-elect Donald Trump can undo many of President Obama’s executive orders with the stroke of a pen, but rolling back a key new mandate forcing religious doctors and hospitals to perform abortions and transgender surgeries looks to be a much more protracted legal battle. Many judges have begun to adopt the administration’s expansive interpretation of […]

January 4, 2017

Obamacare Enrollment Hits All-Time High

In less than three weeks, the sands of time will likely begin slipping away for the Affordable Care Act, which is more commonly known as Obamacare. The hallmark legislation passed by President Obama in March 2010 faces the likelihood that it’ll be heavily amended or repealed in its entirety soon after President-elect Trump takes office. […]

January 4, 2017

Obama: Health Care Repeal Will Cost GOP

Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: “Don’t rescue” Republicans on Obamacare. Less than three weeks out from leaving the White House, Obama visited Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill with a mission to save his signature healthcare reform law as Republicans are moving quickly to unroll the Affordable Care […]

January 4, 2017

Congressman: Patients Must Shoulder More Costs

While the Affordable Care Act put in place under President Obama is credited with giving 20 million Americans health insurance, it has been criticized for driving up insurance rates and adding regulations that interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. President-elect Donald Trump and Republican leaders are eager to begin “repealing and replacing” the sweeping healthcare law. […]

December 21, 2016

Maine Creates Slots for Addiction Treatment

AUGUSTA, Maine — The state Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will expand access to medication-assisted addiction treatment by creating 359 slots with a program scheduled to start next month. The department says about 300 to 450 people in Maine are dealing with an opiate use disorder who are on the waitlist […]

December 21, 2016

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Consultants Outline Top Health Care Issues for 2017

There’s no doubt that with President-elect Donald J. Trump preparing to take office, the healthcare industry is headed for significant changes on many fronts. In a new report, “Top health industry issues of 2017: A year of uncertainty and opportunity,” the consulting firm PWC outlines its view of how the healthcare landscape will take shape […]

December 21, 2016

Obama Signs Cancer “Moonshot” Bill

WASHINGTON — On a “bittersweet day” that brought back memories of loved ones lost, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse. Obama signed the bill December 13 at a ceremony on the White House campus flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and key lawmakers […]

December 19, 2016

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Dr. Sonja Johns: Representing Virginia’s Black Doctors

As president of the Old Dominion Medical Society, Dr. Sonja Johns is looking to use the organization’s lobbying power to ensure that all Virginians have access to quality health care. The Old Dominion Medical Society represents African-American physicians who practice medicine within Virginia. Founded in 1905, the society currently has nearly 60 members. Its mission: […]

December 19, 2016

Report: Teen Substance Abuse Declines

The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social media-infused world. The results show a continued long-term decline in the use of many illicit substances, including marijuana, as well as alcohol, tobacco, and misuse of some prescription […]

December 14, 2016

Montana Foundation Invests in Native American Healthcare

BILLINGS – The Montana Healthcare Foundation has announced a more than $500,000 investment to improve American Indian health challenges involving substance abuse. The organization said in a news release that more than $600,000 in grants would benefit Native Americans, who are at an elevated risk of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. The median age […]

December 14, 2016

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Exhibit at Airport Focuses on Stigma of Mental Illness

BOSTON — An exhibit at Boston’s Logan International Airport featuring larger-than life-photographs along with the personal stories of people who have struggled with mental illness is designed to shine light on a topic often kept in the dark. “Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life” is part of a campaign by McLean […]

December 12, 2016

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