Health Headlines for Monday, May 30

White House Acts to Roll Back Birth-Control Mandate for Religious Employers

New York Times

Federal officials, following through on a pledge by President Trump, have drafted a rule to roll back a federal requirement that many religious employers provide birth control coverage in health insurance plans.

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Drug Lobbyists’ Battle Cry Over Prices: Blame the Others

New York Times

Hundreds of independent pharmacists swarmed the House and Senate office buildings one recent afternoon, climbing the marble staircases as they rushed from one appointment to the next, pitching lawmakers on their plan to rein in the soaring drug prices that have enraged American consumers.

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Where Will the Medical Misfits Go?

New York Times

Safety-net hospitals keep us all healthy
by treating the patients no one else wants.
Don’t let Republicans destroy them.

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High-Price Drugs Raise Costs for Seniors in Medicare Part D

Wall Street Journal

Carole Siesser, a retiree in Delray Beach, Fla., started taking a bone-growth drug made by Eli Lilly & Co. after she fell and fractured her spine. After two years, the medicine helped to heal her back. It also cost her $5,600 of her own money to help cover the roughly $26,000 annual price, even though she has Medicare.

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