Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 28
In Health Bill’s Defeat, Medicaid Comes of Age
New York Times
When it was created more than a half century ago, Medicaid almost escaped notice.
Would legalizing medical marijuana help curb the opioid epidemic?
Reuters
In states that legalized medical marijuana, U.S. hospitals failed to see a predicted influx of pot smokers, but in an unexpected twist, they treated far fewer opioid users, a new study shows.
New Yorkers: Keep our Obamacare
Poughkeepsie Journal
New Yorkers want to keep Obamacare, but maybe with just some tweaks.
Bringing health care to the streets, but for how much longer?
Politico
There wasn’t much of a description to go on: A black woman in her 50s with one dread down to her waist. She was supposed to have a shopping cart that contained her belongings. She was likely somewhere around Harlem Hospital.
Lawmakers call to fund donor breast milk for premature babies
Albany Times Union/Blog
As they have with several measures that have bubbled up in recent weeks, lawmakers are reviving a bill that was vetoed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year with instructions that it should be a part of the budget package.