Health Headlines for Thursday, December 13
Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming
AP News
With just days left to enroll, fewer people are signing up for the Affordable Care Act , even though premiums are stable, more plans are available and millions of uninsured people can still get financial help.
Slay the single-payer myths: Ocasio-Cortez is the latest to spread falsehoods about what it will cost
New York Daily News
It’s hard to take Medicare for All seriously when its proponents keep saying deeply unserious things.
Max & Murphy Podcast: Will Single-Payer Health Care Come to New York?
Gotham Gazette
One of the most hotly-debated issues in state government is whether New York should or will move ahead with the New York Health Act, which would institute single-payer health care.
For The Asking, A Check Is In The Mail To Help Pay For Costly Drugs
Kaiser Health News
Kip Burgess was relieved last year when pharmaceutical giant Amgen overnighted him a $2,976 check to help pay for his go-to arthritis drug, Enbrel.
Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in America, CDC confirms
CNN
Fentanyl is now the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses, according to a new government report.
Obesity and opioid use pushing death rates up: study
New York Daily News
Increased obesity rates, opioid use and suicide are driving up the premature-death rate in this country, a new report has found.