Health Headlines for Tuesday, October 18
HealthCare.gov Will Add ‘Simple Choice’ Plans in Effort to Improve Value
New York Times
When the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens in two weeks, many consumers will have a new option for the law’s fourth open-enrollment period: standardized health plans that cover basic services without a deductible.
How Trump, Clinton would fix the ‘crazy’ U.S. health system
Reuters
When former President Bill Clinton called parts of Obamacare “crazy,” he put his wife Hillary Clinton on the defensive and gave much-needed ammunition to her Republican rival for the presidency, Donald Trump, who wants to scrap it.
White House report outlines push to bolster cancer research
Reuters
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative to speed the develop of cancer treatments has made some important strides such as increased information sharing among researchers but still faces challenges in many areas, according to a report on Monday.
No consistent gains in quality of U.S. outpatient care
Reuters
The quality of outpatient care hasn’t changed much in the U.S. over the past decade despite a variety of local, regional and national efforts to encourage improvements, a study suggests.
Toxic chemicals tied to $340 billion in U.S. health costs and lost wages
Reuters
Chemicals found in plastic bottles, flame retardants, metal food cans, detergents, cosmetics and pesticides cost the U.S. more than $340 billion a year in health costs and lost earnings, a new study estimates.