Health Headlines for Tuesday, June 27
Senate Health Bill Reels as C.B.O. Predicts 22 Million More Uninsured
New York Times
The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was edging toward collapse on Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it would increase the number of people without health insurance by 22 million by 2026.
US teens are as physically active as senior citizens
New York Post
The adolescent years are when people’s bodies are supposed to start the ascent to their physical peak.
Bill requires insurers to cover Medicaid prescriptions at nonprofits
Albany Times Union
While much went unresolved during the combative close to New York’s 2017 legislative session, legislation aimed at increasing access to prescription drugs quietly flew through the state Senate and Assembly, passing unanimously in both houses last week.
Patients With Mental Disorders Get Half Of All Opioid Prescriptions
Kaiser Health News
Adults with a mental illness receive more than 50 percent of the 115 million opioid prescriptions in the United States annually, according to a study released Monday.
Why US health care costs defy common sense
CNN
When Jeffrey Kivi’s rheumatologist changed affiliations from one hospital in New York City to another, less than 20 blocks uptown, the price his insurer paid for the outpatient infusion he got about every 6 weeks to control his arthritis jumped from $19,000 to over $100,000. Same drug; same dose — though, Kivi noted, the pricier infusion room had free cookies, Wi-Fi and bottled water.
City sues state for $1.4M over unpaid hospital bills
New York Post
Add this to the ongoing feud between Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo — the city’s broke Health and Hospitals Corporation is suing state health officials for refusing to reimburse $1.4 million in medical care given to five undocumented immigrants.