Fish Oil Drug Looks Heart-Healthy. Just Don鈥檛 Swallow It Hook, Line And Sinker.
The complete findings of a recent study show the FDA-approved drug Vascepa reduced the likelihood of cardiovascular death, stroke and other heart conditions in some patients. But science didn鈥檛 find the same promise for over-the-counter fish oil supplements when tested in healthy people.
Playing On Fear And Fun, Hospitals Follow Pharma In Direct-To-Consumer Advertising
Hospitals are increasingly advertising medical services directly to patients to enhance their national brands. They think the image building improves their ability to negotiate with health plans and brings in wealthier patients.
Heart Drug Spotlights Troubling Trends In Drug Marketing
Critics worry the marketing of Vascepa, a purified fish oil product, could prove a fish story.
States Explore Paths To Pay Their Share For Medicaid Expansion 鈥 Using Political GPS
The state-federal health insurance program is more popular than ever. Now, states that want to expand eligibility are devising new strategies to pay for it 鈥 creating, in many red states, a significant political challenge.
Fixing Obamacare鈥檚 鈥楩amily Glitch鈥 Hinges On Outcome Of November Elections
This gap in the 2010 health law means health insurance remains unaffordable for millions of Americans. For now, relief is hard to come by.
Politicians Hop Aboard ‘Medicare-For-All’ Train, Destination Unknown
Candidates are charging toward midterm elections on a platform of single-payer and universal coverage rhetoric. Yet 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 and single-payer mean different things to different people.
TV Ads Must Trumpet Drug Prices, Trump Administration Says. Pharma Tries A Plan B.
Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.
In The Battle To Control Drug Costs, Old Patent Laws Get New Life
Health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers are exploring how two legal provisions 鈥 which have been on the books for decades 鈥 could bring down the price tags of certain prescription medications.聽
5 respuestas sobre la nueva propuesta migratoria de 鈥渃arga p煤blica鈥 de Trump
La administraci贸n busca penalizar a inmigrantes que quieran obtener la residencia permanente y que hayan usado beneficios p煤blicos, incluidos los de salud.
5 Things To Know About Trump鈥檚 New 鈥楶ublic Charge鈥 Immigration Proposal
Trump administration officials say the policy would promote 鈥渋mmigrant self-sufficiency and protect finite resources.鈥 Critics say it could have serious public health consequences.
States Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections
At least 11 states are going to try to tax opioids despite pushback from pharmaceutical companies.
The Doctors Want In: Democratic Docs Talk Health Care On The Campaign Trail
Among candidates running for Congress in upcoming elections are a smattering of left-leaning physicians who present a stark contrast to the predominantly Republican physicians currently in office.
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides鈥 Union Dues
Federal officials are proposing a rule to prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their dues for the powerful Service Employees International Union automatically deducted from their paychecks. The effort would likely mean those workers are far less likely to pay dues and could diminish the union鈥檚 influence.
M茅dicos j贸venes comienzan a apoyar un sistema de salud universal
Los m茅dicos veteranos lo consideraban un sistema “socialista”. Pero ahora, han aceptado revisar su postura ante el impulso j贸ven de avanzar con un sistema de pagador 煤nico en el pa铆s.
Once Its Greatest Foes, Some Doctors Are Now Embracing Single-Payer
Young physicians are pushing the medical establishment to rethink its long-held opposition. The political fallout could be substantial.
From Crib To Court: Trump Administration Summons Immigrant Infants
At least 70 infants have been ordered to appear in immigration court. Experts believe some were separated from their parents.
De la cuna a la corte: la administraci贸n Trump cita a beb茅s inmigrantes
Al menos 70 peque帽os menores de 1 a帽o han sido citados en los 煤ltimos diez meses para enfrentar sin sus padres sus procesos de deportaci贸n.
Gastos de bolsillo impiden que m谩s personas reciban la droga que previene el VIH
Funcionarios de salud p煤blica est谩n intensificando esfuerzos para que m谩s personas puedan consumir PrEP. Pero aseguradoras ponen trabas al uso de cupones.
Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk
It鈥檚 getting increasingly difficult for patients to afford Truvada, also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, because of the drug鈥檚 high price and insurance company efforts to restrict the use of coupons that shield patients from it.
Immigrant Families Placed In Detention Centers Face Health Care Challenges
The Trump administration plans to detain immigrant families indefinitely in facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security, an agency with little experience in handling their complex needs.
