Health Headlines for Thursday, March 23
New York will take huge hit in GOP health bill, experts agree
Buffalo News
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sounds as if he is in a panic over the bill House Republicans plan to vote on Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare.
The A.M.A.’s Opposition to the Health Bill
New York Times
Re “Health Groups Unite to Oppose Republican Bill” (front page, March 9): Like most who genuinely care about access to health care in the United States, I, too, oppose the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and I am happy to see the American Medical Association and other health groups agree.
U.S. lawmakers seek pricing info on PTC Therapuetics’ Duchenne drug
Reuters
Two U.S. lawmakers sent a letter on Wednesday to PTC Therapeutics Inc, seeking information about the drugmaker’s pricing strategy for its recently acquired muscle-wasting disorder drug.
Mylan recalls 81,000 EpiPens outside U.S. after reports of failure
Reuters
Generic drugmaker Mylan NV has recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States, following two reports of the life-saving allergy shot failing to work in emergencies.
Another Voice: Cuts to Medicaid will make opioid epidemic worse
Buffalo News
Proposed cuts to Medicaid that will be voted on this month by our elected representatives contradict what we know about public health and curbing epidemics.
Bird Flu Outbreak Nation’s Worst Since 2015: Expert
NBC New York
A bird flu outbreak that has led officials to euthanize more than 200,000 animals in three Southern states already is the nation’s worst since 2015 and new cases are still popping up, an expert said Wednesday.