Health Headlines for Thursday, June 22
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
New York Times
Senate Republicans, who have promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for seven years, took a major step on Thursday toward that goal, unveiling a bill to cut Medicaid deeply and end the health law’s mandate that most Americans have health insurance.
Cuomo’s Tactic Are Good Politics But Bad Policy
Post Journal/Editorial
The fact Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to use brute force to keep health insurance companies participating in New York’s Affordable Care Act health care exchange is all the proof one should need that Obamacare is broken.
How staffing cuts hurt care at Syracuse nursing home under investigation
Syracuse Post Standard
Before they took over James Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 2015, two out-of-state nursing home operators made it clear they wanted to cut jobs at the 440-bed facility to save money.
Theranos, Walgreens Reach Deal to Settle Lawsuit
Wall Street Journal/Subscription Required
A seven-year relationship between Theranos Inc. and Walgreens that soured into a costly feud for the drugstore giant will soon come to a close.