Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 15
Republicans weigh health bill changes as doubts mount
Reuters
The White House and congressional leaders said on Tuesday they were weighing changes to their plan to dismantle the Obamacare health law as Republicans’ questions mounted following an estimate that it would cause 14 million Americans to lose insurance next year.
G.O.P. Senators Suggest Changes for Health Care Bill Offered by House
NY Times
A day after a harsh judgment by the Congressional Budget Office on the House plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, nervous Senate Republicans on Tuesday suggested changes to the bill.
Obamacare replacement would throw NY insurance market back into quicksand
Syracuse Post-Standard Op-Ed
For years before the Affordable Care Act, New Yorkers who needed to buy health insurance on the open market found themselves stuck in quicksand, struggling with super-high prices and sinking quickly into sickness, disability, bankruptcy or all three.
No Magic in How G.O.P. Plan Lowers Premiums: It Pushes Out Older People
New York Times
There are a lot of unpleasant numbers for Republicans in the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of their health care bill.
Can New York Curb The Opioid Epidemic?
Huffington Post Op-Ed
I know someone who has suffered from an addiction to opiates. Like many addicts, his reliance on narcotics began innocently.
Cutting Planned Parenthood Would Increase Medicaid Births, C.B.O. Says
New York Times
Cutting off federal funding for Planned Parenthood — a longstanding conservative goal that is included in the Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act — would sharply increase Medicaid births, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Empire BlueCross BlueShield Temporarily Adjusts Medical Guidelines for Members Residing in New York Impacted by the Blizzard
Business Wire
Empire BlueCross BlueShield today announced temporary revised medical guidelines to help members living in New York who are directly impacted by the blizzard.