Health Headlines for Friday, September 1
Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Spending on Health Law Enrollment
New York Times
The Trump administration is slashing spending on advertising and promotion for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, a move some critics charged was a blatant attempt to sabotage the law.
Cancer drug a major breakthrough — but it has a hefty price tag
New York Post
US health regulators have approved a revolutionary new drug that uses a patient’s own cells to fight cancer – but it costs $475,000.
The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America
Trust for America’s Health
New York has the seventh lowest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America released August 2017.
NY business group: Delay health insurance tax now (Your letters)
Syracuse Post Standard
As the head of New York state’s largest business advocacy organization, I can’t help but be struck by endless machinations in Washington regarding health insurance policy.
State Health Officials Ask Feds To Study PFAS Chemicals
WAMC
The New York State Health Department is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to undertake a national study of health effects related to chemicals like PFOA and PFOS, which have been found in drinking water in several Northeast communities.
Why students in this program are learning to care for aging NYers
Spectrum News NY 1
Mayra Hernandez couldn’t walk after she had a stroke in June, so she was moved to the New Jewish Home on the Upper West Side.