New Alzheimerās Drug Raises Hopes ā Along With Questions
Clinics serving Alzheimerās patients are working out the details of who will get treated with the new drug Leqembi. It wonāt be for everyone with memory-loss symptoms.
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On Abortion Rights, Ohio Is the New Kansas
Episode 309Nearly a year to the day after Kansas voters surprised the nation by defeating an anti-abortion ballot question, Ohio voters defeated a similar, if cagier, effort to limit access in that state. This week, they rejected an effort to raise the threshold for approval of future ballot measures from a simple majority, which would have made it harder to protect abortion access with yet another ballot question come November. Meanwhile, the number of Americans without health insurance has dropped to an all-time low, though few noticed. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Emmarie Huetteman of Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Kate McEvoy, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, about how the āMedicaid unwindingā is going, as millions have their eligibility for coverage rechecked.
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Voters Rejected an Anti-Abortion Measure. State GOP Lawmakers Passed a Similar Bill Anyway.
The new Montana law contains a couple of significant differences from the measure voters rebuffed last fall.
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As a Union Pushes to Cap Hospital CEO Pay, Itās Accused of Playing Politics
A union is asking Los Angeles city voters to cap hospital executive pay at the U.S. presidentās salary. However, hospitals accuse the union of using the proposal as political leverage, and policy experts question whether the policy, if enacted, would be workable.
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Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers
Novo Nordisk, the dominant company in the multibillion-dollar market for weight loss drugs, focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease that needs treatment.
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Amid Lack of Accountability for Bias in Maternity Care, a California Family Seeks Justice
April Valentineās family wants to know whether racism could have played a role in her death. A Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News analysis shows state regulators are ill-equipped to find discrimination in its many forms.
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What One Lending Companyās Hospital Contracts Reveal About Financing Patient Debt
Within two years of North Carolinaās public university system going into business with AccessOne to finance patientsā payment plans, nearly half of its patients were in loans that charged interest. As federal scrutiny increases on lenders, Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News is sharing that contract and others obtained through public records requests.
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Survey: Americans Want Weight Loss Drugs Despite High Cost
A new poll reveals enthusiasm for a pricey new generation of weight loss drugs, but interest drops if users potentially have to deal with weekly injections, lack of insurance coverage, or a need to continue the medications indefinitely to avoid regaining weight.
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As Water Reuse Expands, Proponents Battle the āYuckā Factor
As drought and climate change threaten water supplies, municipalities around the country are ramping up water reuse efforts. But they have to overcome the āyukā factor.
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Look Up Your Hospital: Is It Being Penalized by Medicare?
Each year, Medicare punishes hospitals that have high rates of readmissions and high rates of infections and patient injuries. Check out which hospitals have been penalized.
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Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market
Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.
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āConscienceā Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care
Opponents of the wave of state legislation say the measures place health providersā preferences over patientsā rights.
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The Real Costs of the New Alzheimerās Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers
The annual cost of lecanemab treatment quadruples if the expense of brain scans to monitor for bleeds and other associated care is factored in. The full financial toll likely puts it beyond reach for low-income seniors at risk of Alzheimerās, experts say.
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Repeating History: California County Plugs Budget Gap With Opioid Settlement Cash
State attorneys general vowed that opioid settlement funds ā unlike the tobacco settlement of the 1990s ā would go toward tackling the underlying crisis. But in Mendocino County, officials have found a way to use some of its share to help fill a budget shortfall ā a throwback to what agreement architects hoped to avoid.
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Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Canāt Find a Doctor. Heās Mostly Right.
The Vermont senator sees beefing up the primary care workforce as a critical step in expanding Americansā access to health care.
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Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care
Consumers should know that this type of fraud can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individualās data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.
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His Anesthesia Provider Billed Medicare Late. He Got Sent to Collections for the $3,000 Tab.
Medicare was supposed to cover the entire cost of his procedure. But after the anesthesia provider failed to file its claims in a timely manner, it billed the patient instead.
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Bankrupt California Hospital Receives Lifeline From Adventist, Report Says
The Fresno Bee reports that Madera Community Hospital has reached an agreement with Adventist Health to take over the bankrupt facility and avoid liquidation.
Another Try for Mental Health āParityā
Episode 307President Joe Biden is kicking off his reelection campaign in part by trying to finish a decades-long effort to establish parity in insurance benefits between mental and physical health. Meanwhile, House Republicans are working to add abortion and other contentious amendments to must-pass spending bills. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā CĆ©line Gounder about her podcast āEpidemic.ā The new season focuses on the successful public health effort to eradicate smallpox.
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Home Sweet Parking Lot: Some Hospitals Welcome RV Living for Patients, Families, and Workers
Medical and RV industry professionals say hospitals that offer RV parking are easing access to health care for some patients who drive long distances for treatment, like many rural residents.