Health Headlines for Tuesday, May 31
NY lawmakers consider limit on opioid drug prescriptions
WBNG 12 Action News
New York lawmakers are considering legislation that would limit the amount of prescription opioid drugs patients can get after an initial visit to the doctor’s office, part of an effort to curb a statewide addiction crisis.
In a Secret Meeting, Revelations on the Battle Over Health Care
New York Times
On Jan. 13, 2014, a team of Internal Revenue Service financial managers piled into government vans and headed to the Old Executive Office Building for what would turn out to be a very unusual meeting.
Opioid-related infections subject of new $7M research study
Buffalo Business First
New federal funding will allow researchers in the Buffalo area to expand drug treatment to hundreds of patients at a dozen urban and rural methadone throughout New York state.
Opioids: Can a Genetic Test Identify an Addict in the Making?
Medpage Today
When doctors try to figure out whether a patient might become addicted to opioid painkillers, they rely on clinical risk factors like family history, medical history, and other social and environmental clues.
I.R.S. Ruling Is Obstacle to Health Care Networks Promoted by Obama
New York Times
A ruling by the Internal Revenue Service creates a significant obstacle to a new type of health care network that the Obama administration has promoted as a way to provide better care at lower cost, industry lawyers and providers say.
Here’s how much the price of Obamacare changed this year for every state in the US
Albany Times Union
Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan, and Erik Wengle at the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute, decided to find out just how much prices increased between the 2015 and 2016 enrollment periods and why.
Bodies Given to N.Y.U. Ended Up in Mass Graves, Despite Donors’ Wishes
New York Times
One died in her multimillion-dollar apartment. Another left $1.3 million to charity. A third was an opera costume designer who took regular trips to Europe with his devoted partner.