Health Headlines for Thursday, May 25
Poll: New Yorkers really don’t like the House GOP health care bill
Albany Times Union/Blog
Voters statewide overwhelmingly oppose the federal health care bill passed by the Republican-controlled House at the beginning of the month, according to a new poll.
House GOP Health Bill Would Add 23 Million Uninsured, Cut $119 Billion in Deficit Through 2026, CBO Says
Wall Street Journal
The health-overhaul bill approved by House Republicans would leave 23 million more people uninsured while reducing the cumulative federal deficit by $119 billion in the next decade compared with current law, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.
Collins, biggest health stockholder in Congress, pushes bill to help industry
Buffalo News
Attention continues to focus on Rep. Chris Collins and his investments in the health care industry.
Clergy for Universal Health Care
Time Warner Cable News
The future of the Affordable Care Act remains uncertain as lawmakers in Washington debate replacement plans. And that has faith leaders looking to the state to take action and create single-payer systems.
The G.O.P. Health Plan: What Are High-Risk Pools?
New York Times
Reporter Margot Sanger-Katz examines high-risk pools, the controversy at the heart of the health care debate.
Republicans, Get Ready for the Trumpcare Headlines
New York Times/Op-Ed
In promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, many Republicans cited headlines from last year such as “Obamacare Premiums to Soar 22 Percent” and “As Obamacare Choices Dwindle, Feds Face Consumer, Political Backlash.”
When the Patient Is a Gold Mine: The Trouble With Rare-Disease Drugs
Bloomberg Business Week
With a flagship treatment that helps fewer than 11,000 people, how is Alexion making so much money?
N.Y. among 42 states to settle with Johnson & Johnson
Albany Times Union/Blog
The maker of popular over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol, Motrin and Sudafed has agreed to pay $33 million to 42 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations that it employed deceptive practices to market and promote the drugs, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday.
VA plans mental care for discharged vets, but at what cost?
Stat News
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin touted new efforts Wednesday to expand urgent mental health care to thousands of former service members with less-than-honorable discharges, even while acknowledging his department isn’t seeking additional money to pay for it.