Health Headlines for Thursday, June 8
Health Insurers Seek Higher Rates
WGRZ
Western New Yorkers who purchase health insurance through the New York State of Health Marketplace may hope that their coverage includes treatment for sticker shock, when they receive letters from their insurance carriers, advising them that providers are seeking approval for higher rates amid climbing health care costs.
Heroin and Opioids: Westchester County’s new plan to combat drug epidemic
Lohud/The Journal News
Surges in heroin and drug deaths have prompted Westchester County officials to launch a program focused on improving addiction treatment, community outreach and law enforcement efforts.
8 things doctors are buzzing about at the biggest cancer meeting
Washington Post
With 38,000 oncologists converging on the sprawling McCormick Place for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the halls in the convention center are as crowded as Manhattan sidewalks at Christmastime.
Senate Health Bill May Alienate G.O.P. Conservatives
New York Times
Senate Republicans are closing in on a bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, diverging from the House on pre-existing medical conditions and maintaining federal subsidies that proponents see as essential to stabilizing insurance markets around the country.