Health Headlines for Tuesday, May 23
NY Dems’ lunatic push for single-payer health care
New York Post
Albany Democrats never got the memo that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. They’re peddling a universal health-care plan they claim would not only cost nothing more, but leave the state $45 billion richer.
Health Department to open two new heart transplant programs
New York Post
The state Health Department is looking to open two new heart-transplant centers in the New York area — one at NYU Langone and the other at North Shore University Hospital, The Post has learned.
New York State Wants Its Prescription Drug Money Back — Or Else
Kaiser Health News
New York Medicaid regulators aim to use the threat of imposing increased scrutiny of prescription drugs — such as eyeing their relative effectiveness and their profit margins — to coax additional discounts from drugmakers.
Nearly 20 Million Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2010
New York Times
The number of Americans without health insurance has fallen drastically in recent years, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
St. Joseph’s Hospital reports first profit in four years
Syracuse Post Standard
St. Joseph’s Health reported its first profit in nearly four years during the nine-month period ended March 31 thanks to a $20 million state grant.
Trump Seeks Delay of Ruling on Health Law Subsidies, Prolonging Uncertainty
New York Times
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Monday to delay ruling on a lawsuit that could determine whether the government will continue paying subsidies under the Affordable Care Act to health insurance companies for the benefit of low-income people — effectively prolonging uncertainty that is already rattling the health law.
Health Care? Daughters Know All About It
New York Times
As Washington debates the relative merits of health care legislation, many families have already come up with what is arguably the most reliable form of care in America: It’s called daughter care.
It’s Time to Worry about Health Care in the Senate
New York Times
While the rest of the country has been transfixed by Trumpian chaos, members of the Senate have spent the last two weeks talking about taking health insurance from millions of Americans.