Health Headlines for Thursday, March 22
Health Officials Assail ‘Pricing Schemes’ That Gouge Patients
New York Times
Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, said Thursday that doctors and hospitals should tell patients how much their care would cost before patients received treatment.
A Big Divergence Is Coming in Health Care Among States
New York Times
Little by little, the Trump administration is dismantling elements of the Affordable Care Act and creating a health care system that looks more like the one that preceded it.
Getting Sick Can Be Really Expensive, Even for the Insured
New York Times
When you get really sick, the medical bills may not be your biggest financial shock.
Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Make Health Care Coverage Cheaper And More Reliable
Huffington Post
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at dramatically increasing the affordability and reliability of health insurance plans available on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Collins health proposal left out of $1.3 trillion budget deal
BDN Politics
Congressional leaders reached a tentative $1.3 trillion spending deal Wednesday to keep government agencies operating through September, unveiling legislation that would make good on President Trump’s promises to increase military funding while blocking much of his immigration agenda.
Cuomo’s ‘cancer tax’ is the wrong way to fight opioid abuse
New York Post
Policymakers across the country are looking for ways to stem the tide of opioid-related overdoses and addictions. Gov. Cuomo’s idea, taxing prescription opioids, won’t do it.