Health Headlines for Thursday, September 28
Worries rise over federal health care funding
WBFO
The latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is now dead in Congress, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains worried about another potential cut in federal funds to hospitals that he said would blow a hole in the state budget.
Trump plans order allowing insurance sold across state lines
The Hill
President Trump on Wednesday said he is considering an executive order to allow health insurance to be purchased across state lines.
Trump vows another healthcare vote next year, eyes executive order
Reuters
President Donald Trump, faced with the latest Republican failure to undo Obamacare, pledged on Wednesday to tackle it again next year, suggesting without evidence that he had the votes to pass reform and promising to work with Democrats in the meantime.
Many adults with diabetes delay insulin therapy
Reuters
Three in ten adults with type 2 diabetes who need to start taking insulin to lower their blood sugar don’t begin treatment when their doctors tell them to, a recent study suggests.
More evidence that even a little exercise is good for your heart
Reuters
People with heart disease who are sedentary most of the time may be able to improve their survival odds by getting just a little bit of exercise, a recent study suggests.