Health Headlines for Tuesday, August 15
New York becomes first state to cover co-pays for Naloxone
WHAM
New York is now offering up to $40 in co-pay assistance for prescription Naloxone, or Narcan.
Lawmakers seek legislation to combat opioid crisis on the state level
Time Warner Cable News
After initially declining to do so, President Trump last week declared the opioid crisis a national emergency.
NY investigates 2 Legionnaires’ cases at James Square nursing home
Syracuse Post Standard
Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease that may be related to bacteria found in drinking water are under investigation at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Syracuse.
Dialysis center could be sold, patients worried
Post Star
Glens Falls Hospital is “currently reviewing a number of options” for future ownership and operation of the hospital’s renal dialysis center on Broad Street, said Tracy Mills, the hospital’s vice president of planning.
UB researcher gets $1 million grant
Buffalo News
A University at Buffalo researcher studying a protein involved in heart failure has received a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
TAXING EMPLOYER-FUNDED HEALTH INSURANCE WOULD BE A DISASTER
Newsweek
Congress’s drive to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has stalled. Now, some lawmakers are shifting their focus to tax reform.
Colorado group pushes back against proposed health insurance premium increases
Denver Post
A Colorado health care advocacy group has asked state regulators to restrain proposed 2018 health insurance premium increases, saying the higher rates are not justified.