What We're Reading: Drug Imports, PhRMA Campaign, CDC Climate Change Summit
January 24th 2017What we're reading, January 24, 2017: senators introduce a bill to temporarily allow drug imports; PhRMA launches campaign to combat criticism of pharmaceutical industry; and the CDC canceled summit on climate change and health.
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What We're Reading: Experts Rush to Understand Trump's Executive Order
January 23rd 2017What we're reading, January 23, 2017: it is currently unclear what the impact President Donald Trump's executive order will have on the Affordable Care Act; New York requires that insurers cover birth control and abortions; and hospitals reexamine guidelines for opioid prescribing.
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What We're Reading: Minnesota Sets Up Fund to Help Cover Health Premium Hikes
January 20th 2017What we're reading, January 20, 2017: Minnesota will help residents with steep insurance premium hikes; the director of the National Institutes of Health appointed by President Barack Obama will stay on under the new administration; Anthem will end pre-authorization for opioid use disorder treatments.
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What We're Reading: California Withdraws Request to Provide Insurance to Illegal Immigrants
January 19th 2017What we're reading, January 19, 2017: California has withdrawn a request to sell health coverage for illegal immigrants; Pfizer's CEO pushes back against Donald Trump's depiction of the pharmaceutical industry; some Republican governors urge caution on Obamacare repeal.
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What We're Reading: ACA Replacement Legislation Coming Monday
January 18th 2017What we're reading, January 18, 2017: GOP senators plan to reveal Obamacare replacement next week; McKesson to pay $150 million to settle claims that it didn't report suspicious opioid orders; and Sylvia Mathews Burwell will go on DC health insurance exchange once she leaves her post.
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What We're Reading: Final Privacy Rule Encourages Sharing of Substance Abuse Treatment Records
January 17th 2017What we’re reading, January 17, 2017: a newly finalized federal rule eases record sharing of drug abuse treatment between providers; numerous rallies in support of Obamacare draw thousands across the nation; HHS nominee Representative Tom Price allegedly introduced a Congress bill that favored his stock holdings.
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What We're Reading: House Votes to Begin Drafting ACA Repeal Legislation
January 16th 2017What we're reading, January 16, 2017: House follows Senate vote to begin Obamacare repeal process; President-elect Donald Trump teases Obamacare replacement to provide insurance for everyone; and acceptance of aid-in-dying legislation grows.
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What We're Reading: States Consider Free Contraception as ACA Repeal Looms
January 13th 2017What we're reading, January 13, 2017: more states consider contraception laws with Affordable Care Act (ACA) in peril; GOP will speed up timeline to replace ACA; Tom Price will sell his stocks to avoid conflicts.
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What We're Reading: GOP Begins ACA Repeal Process With Budget Blueprint
January 12th 2017What we're reading, January 12, 2017: Republicans begin process of repealing Obamacare by passing budget resolution; AbbVie's CEO promises to keep drug price increases to once a year and less than 10%; Cardinal Health will pay $44 million for not reporting suspicious opioid orders.
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What We're Reading: Drug Development No Faster Than 20 Years Ago
January 11th 2017What we're reading, January 11, 2017: in the last 2 decades, the drug pipeline hasn't gotten any faster; smoking and its side effects cost world economies $1 trillion; and Maryland introduces 2 bills aimed at curbing drug prices.
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What We're Reading: HHS Will Take Swift Action on NC Medicaid Expansion Plan
January 10th 2017What we're reading: the Obama administration promises swift action on North Carolina's Medicaid expansion plan; FDA approves long-acting opioid; and a look at where President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump stand on 5 areas of health policy and science.
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What We're Reading: Meals on Wheels Becomes the "Eyes and Ears" of Healthcare Systems
January 9th 2017What we're reading, January 9, 2017: how Meals on Wheels is becoming the "eyes and ears" of the healthcare system; unease brewing among Republicans about repealing Obamacare without a replacement; and a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic faces disciplinary actions after publishing anti-vaccine rhetoric.
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What We're Reading: Democrats Suggest Bipartisan Effort to Overhaul ACA, Instead of Repeal
January 6th 2017What we're reading, January 6, 2017: some Democrats are appealing to the GOP to consider bipartisan efforts to overhaul Obamacare instead of repealing it; enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans is up 2.3% over last year; and Democrats demand an ethics probe into Tom Price's stock trades.
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What We're Reading: Biden's Post-White House Plans Include Nonprofit Cancer Initiative
January 5th 2017What we’re reading, January 5, 2017: Vice President Joe Biden will create a nonprofit organization to focus on cancer research and drug prices; school telemedicine could help kids stay in the classroom and out of the doctor’s office; bundled payments for joint replacements saved $5577 in spending per episode.
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First Patient Treated With Jakafi in Phase 2 Graft-Versus-Host Disease Study
January 3rd 2017The first patient has been treated with ruxolitinib (Jakafi), by Incyte Corporation, for steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease, as part of the REACH-1 phase 2 trial. The trial is evaluating ruxolitinib in combination with corticosteroids.
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What We're Reading: Colorado's ACA Exchange Misused $9.7 Million
January 3rd 2017What we're reading, January 3, 2017: Colorado's Affordable Care Act exchange misused more than $9 million in federal funds; an over-the-counter birth control may be coming to the United States; and returning health data to patients could reduce health record breaches.
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What We're Reading: Drug Makers Take Cautious Approach on Off-Label Promotion
January 2nd 2017What we're reading, January 2, 2017: drug makers are taking a cautious approach to off-label promotion; Republicans eye changes to Medicaid under Trump administration; and the impact of geography on health.
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What We're Reading: Privatizing VA Medical Care
December 29th 2016What we're reading, December 29, 2016: President-elect Donald J. Trump considers privatizing veterans' medical care; a new task force to improve sharing of pregnancy status data; and medical marijuana legalization reduced traffic fatalities.
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What We're Reading: W.Va. Sues Drug Distributors for Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
December 28th 2016What we're reading, December 28, 2016: a county in West Virginia is suing 3 national drug distributors for allegedly fueling the opioid epidemic; CDC awards new funding as another Zika case is reported in Texas; and first drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy approved.
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What We're Reading: Americans Consider Nursing Most Ethical Profession
December 27th 2016What we’re reading, December 27, 2016: nurses are viewed as most ethical and honest profession in America, followed by pharmacists and physicians; over half of Brazilian women reported avoiding pregnancy due to the Zika virus; cooking interventions may help low-income parents feel more positive about preparing and eating vegetables.
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