New year, new idea: High-value health plan concept aims for bipartisan appeal
As Washington grapples with the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a pair of health care researchers has proposed a new way to design health insurance plans that could win bipartisan support - and has...
View ArticleMost primary care doctors 'strongly endorse' key elements of the Affordable...
Proponents of repealing the Affordable Care Act, including President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, have argued that the law places an undue burden on...
View ArticleWhat's next for the Obamacare insurance exchanges?
(HealthDay)—Americans who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces could have fewer health plan choices and face new enrollment hurdles and cost pressures in 2018, health...
View ArticleA structural analysis of the association between socioeconomic disadvantage...
Contrary to prevailing thought, first-time mothers who receive more educational advantages at an early age are more likely to have their first birth result from an unintended pregnancy, a new...
View ArticleNHS sustainability plans unlikely to work without greater government commitment
Local sustainability and transformation plans (STPs)—designed to transform the way health and social care services are organised, delivered, and used across England—are unlikely to work without a much...
View ArticleFacing strong pushback, GOP leaders advance health care bill
Over the strong objections of key conservatives and Democrats, House Republican leaders are forging ahead with a health care plan that scraps major parts of the Obama-era overhaul.
View ArticleSome state lawmakers seek to protect birth-control access
Even with the Republican failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead with efforts to protect birth control access, Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleOpinion: Did medical Darwinism doom the GOP health plan?
"We are now contemplating, Heaven save the mark, a bill that would tax the well for the benefit of the ill."
View ArticlePoll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care
Note to President Donald Trump and House Republicans: People really don't like your approach to overhauling America's health care. If you're hoping to revive the effort, you may want to try something...
View ArticleHealth care leaders predict patients will lose under President Trump's health...
According to a newly released NEJM Catalyst Insights Report, health care executives and industry insiders expect patients - more than any other stakeholder - to be the big losers of any comprehensive...
View ArticleThe USA can learn from these foreign health care systems
The U.S. has lots to learn when it comes to health care coverage.
View ArticleCrossroads for Obamacare
(HealthDay)—Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, is still the law of the land. But its fate may be sealed by Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration in the coming days,...
View ArticleThe health consequences of Trump's global gag order
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that media reports say could obstruct nearly US$8.8 billion the U.S. spends annually to fight deadly diseases abroad. Here, Maureen Miller, a...
View ArticleATS 2017 Wrap-up: Rapid sepsis treatment, predicting mortality after the ICU...
Thousands of critical care and pulmonology specialists from across the world gathered this week for the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Washington, D.C., to share research,...
View Article4 in 10 job-based health plans in U.S. are now 'high-deductible'
(HealthDay)—High-deductible health plans are gaining ground among U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. But too often, enrollees say high out-of-pocket costs are causing them...
View ArticleHealth insurers recruiting former pharma reps to cut costs
(HealthDay)—Health insurers are recruiting former pharmaceutical company representatives to educate doctors and help save money on prescription medications, according to a report published June 8 in...
View ArticleRepublican health plan takes hit as forecast says 22 mn could lose coverage
Senate Republicans struggling to boost support for their "Obamacare" repeal bill were dealt a damaging blow Monday with the release of a non-partisan report forecasting that the plan would leave 22...
View ArticleAs competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
If the cost of your generic prescription drug has risen, it may be due to a lack of competition among drug manufacturers, according to a University of Florida College of Pharmacy study.
View ArticleDefunding women's health clinics exacerbated Hispanic disparity in preventive...
Defunding women's health clinics in Texas and Wisconsin aimed at reducing abortions has decreased the number of preventive care exams and tests given to Hispanic women in those states when compared...
View ArticleWith better data access, urban planners could help ease our weight problems
A recent episode of ABC TV's Ask the Doctor pointed to poor urban planning as a major culprit in worsening obesity rates and associated lifestyle diseases such as diabetes. The show highlighted suburbs...
View ArticleCCP program in Nigeria increases modern contraceptive use, study suggests
Over a four-year period, new research suggests, a program led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in six large Nigerian cities was associated with a 10 percentage- point...
View ArticlePast health chiefs: insurance market stability is the goal
Don't make things worse. That's the advice of former U.S. health secretaries of both parties to President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress, now that "Obamacare" seems here for the foreseeable...
View ArticleNew study aims to narrow the gap between the care the elderly want and what...
Research has shown most frail elderly patients want to maintain the quality of life rather than prolong it, but the use of invasive life-sustaining technologies in this population has been increasing.
View ArticleNew study looks at end-of-life decision making for people with intellectual...
A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo provides a groundbreaking look at how advance care planning medical orders inform emergency medical service (EMS) providers' experiences...
View ArticleSurvey finds pediatric doctors attempts to address parental health issues are...
A national survey of more than 200 pediatric primary care physicians found that while over three-quarters addressed at least one parental health issue, such as maternal depression or parental tobacco...
View ArticleHow Obamacare changed the love lives of young adults
It seems that each week, a new development about the Affordable Care Act calls into question the future of health care in the U.S. Such policy changes may also have much more far-reaching effects on...
View Article'Obamacare' sign-ups 45 percent ahead of last year's pace
Sign-ups for Affordable Care Act health plans are running more than 45 percent ahead of last year's pace, according to government data released Wednesday.
View ArticleSensor-equipped pill raises technological, ethical questions
The first drug with a sensor embedded in a pill that alerts doctors when patients have taken their medications was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, raiding issues involving privacy, cost,...
View ArticleSome glitches seen in deadline week for 'Obamacare' sign-ups
Consumer advocates reported some glitches Monday in the final days for "Obamacare" sign-ups, although the Trump administration largely seemed to be keeping its promise of a smooth enrollment experience.
View ArticleFew California retailers offer pharmacist-prescribed birth control, despite law
A new law took effect in California last year allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control. But few of the state's pharmacies are actually offering this service, according to new UC Berkeley research.
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