Health Headlines for Tuesday, April 25
Government costs could rise $2.3 billion without Obamacare payments: study
Reuters
The U.S. government’s costs could increase by $2.3 billion in 2018 if Congress and President Donald Trump decide not to fund Obamacare-related payments to health insurers, according to a study released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Drug deaths surge again in upstate
WGRZ
The number of drug-related deaths in New York’s suburbs and upstate soared a whopping 84 percent between 2010 and 2015, a new report found.
Express Scripts Expects to Lose Biggest Customer After 2019
New York Times
Shares of Express Scripts Holding Co. tumbled in extended trading Monday after the prescription drug manager said its biggest customer, Anthem, doesn’t plan to extend its contract when it expires 2019.
Survey measures state health care proxy knowledge
Brighton-Pittsford Post
Nearly nine out of 10 upstate New York adults are aware of the term health care proxy, according to a new survey commissioned by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
Drinking a lot of coffee might not be so bad after all
New York Post
Coffee lovers can drink — and drink– to this: Downing four cups of Joe a day isn’t bad for your health, a new study has found.