Health Headlines for Wednesday, January 18
Concerns rise in New York over Republican proposal for high-risk pools
Politico
The Cuomo administration this week came out against high-risk pools, an idea favored by Republicans that creates a separate insurance market for the very sick, most expensive consumers.
Doctors may accept low fee from Medicare, but not from all patients
Reuters
Some medical specialists in the U.S. charge uninsured and out-of-network patients several times more for healthcare services than what they accept from the government insurance plan known as Medicare, says a new study.
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds
New York Times
Eighteen million people could lose their insurance within a year and individual insurance premiums would shoot upward if Congress repealed major provisions of the Affordable Care Act while leaving other parts in place, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.
Trump Health Secretary Pick’s Longtime Foes: Big Government and Insurance Companies
New York Times
It was 1 in the morning, and the orthopedic surgeon on call was preparing to operate on a woman whose foot had been shattered in a car wreck, after hours of tending to other patients. The woman’s husband, Jeff Anderson, asked him, “Are you too tired to do this?”
Smoking Costs a New Yorker $194,341 Before They Die, Study Says
DNA Info
Smokers in New York are spending more money on a lifetime’s worth of cigarettes than those anywhere else in the U.S., according to an updated study by the personal finance website WalletHub.
New York Today: Filling a Cavity, Without Leaving Home
New York Times
During bleak winter days like today, it’s hard enough to muster the energy to step outside and get to work, let alone tackle your to-do list.
Eat Peppers, Live Longer?
New York Times
Eating hot chili peppers may help you live longer. A new analysis, in PLoS One, corroborates findings from an earlier study of spicy food that was conducted in China and published in 2015.