Health Headlines for Monday, June 11
Fed up with rising costs, big U.S. firms dig into healthcare
Reuters
At its Silicon Valley headquarters, network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc is going to unusual lengths to take control of the relentless increase in its U.S. healthcare costs.
Can Low-Intensity Care Solve High Health Care Costs?
New York Times
How much you spend on medical care depends on what you get, but also where you get it.
Administration Challenges ACA’s Preexisting Conditions Protection In Court
Kaiser Health News
The Trump administration is refusing to defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, essentially arguing that federal courts should find the health law’s protection for people with preexisting conditions unconstitutional.
Provision in Medicaid work bill could end Healthy Michigan program
Detroit Free Press
Tucked into the bill that requires able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work at least 80 hours a month is a provision that could kill the state’s Healthy Michigan plan altogether.
Flu season was one of the deadliest for children
ABC News
The past flu season was the deadliest for U.S. children in nearly a decade, health officials said Friday.
Hospitals Address Widespread Doctor Burnout
Wall Street Journal
Doctors who feel stressed or burned out are getting some urgent care.