Health Headlines for Monday, July 10
Trump’s healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns
Reuters
President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained divided over how to curb the costs of their proposed healthcare bill and prevent millions from losing coverage.
American adults without health insurance rises by 2 million
CBS News
As Congress returns to continue a debate over Republican proposals to roll back much of the Affordable Care Act, there’s some sign that coverage gains from the law are starting to erode.
The Hidden Subsidy That Helps Pay for Health Insurance
New York Times
As Republican senators work to fix their troubled health care bill, there is one giant health insurance subsidy no one is talking about.
Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing
New York Times
As health care costs rise, Americans are increasingly on the hook to pay more for their care.
Northern New York among quarter of nation to see increase in number and strength of opioid prescriptions
Watertown Daily Times
After years of fitful efforts to get doctors to prescribe fewer opioid painkillers, Northern New York is among the nation’s 22.6 percent of counties that saw increases in both the quantity and strength of opiates prescribed.
Chuck Schumer calls for crackdown on ‘snortable chocolate’
New York Post
Snortable chocolate is so dangerous that its health effects must be investigated by the feds, Sen. Charles Schumer is urging.
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease
NPR
Women who have high-risk pregnancies or complications in childbirth are up to eight times more likely to have heart disease later in life, statistics suggest. But many mothers — and their doctors — are unaware of the danger.