Health Headlines for Thursday, December 6
Enrollment in NY health insurance market outpaces 2017
Albany Times Union
More than 4.5 million New Yorkers have enrolled in a health insurance plan through the state’s online insurance marketplace, breaking last season’s record in just four weeks.
Digital doctors: Health systems aiming to expand telemedicine
Newsday
Regional health systems are expanding what they predict will be the next frontier in treatment: telemedicine, a form of remote care where doctors interact with patients via a phone, tablet or other devices with a camera.
NYS Obamacare enrollment continues to rise
New York Daily News
While Obamacare has come under attack nationally, it still remains popular in New York.
Doctors group backs lawsuit against Trump health insurance rule
Reuters
The American Medical Association on Wednesday threw its support behind a lawsuit brought by several states’ attorneys general challenging a Trump administration rule that makes it easier to establish health insurance plans that avoid Affordable Care Act requirements.