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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
by Brianna Labuskes December 6, 2019
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Getting Over-The-Top Prices On Life-Saving Drugs Under Control; Breakthrough For Alzheimer’s? Look At The Confusion
December 6, 2019
Opinion writers weigh in on curbing the costs of pharmaceuticals and other issues.
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Longer Looks: The Psychology Of Voting; Overexcited Neurons And Artificial Intelligence; And More
December 6, 2019
Each week, KHN finds interesting reads from around the Web.
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State Highlights: Texas Has Highest Rate Of Uninsured Women Of Child-Bearing Age. Look At Death Rates; Parents Sue Troubled Hospital In North Carolina Over Child’s Death
December 6, 2019
Media outlets report on news from Texas, North Carolina, Connecticut, California, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri.
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Mental Health Institutions, Playgrounds, And Dozens More: Va. Governor Vows To Eliminate Racist Laws Still On Books
December 6, 2019
A task force assembled by Gov. Ralph Northam several months after a racist photo of him was found in his medical school yearbook recommended removing nearly […]
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Nearly One In Three High School Students Admit To Using At Least One Type Of Tobacco Product Recently
December 6, 2019
Public health officials are concerned that despite wide-scale publicity intended to deter vaping, especially in the wake of recent illnesses and deaths, not […]
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New Concepts About Mental Health Of Vets: Bad War Experiences Might Not Be What’s Leading To So Many Suicides
December 6, 2019
Army-funded studies report there is a significant and growing proportion of soldiers entering the military with psychiatric disorders, requiring wider […]
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Medicare Advisory Commission Deems Payments To Ambulatory Surgical Centers As Already High Enough
December 6, 2019
Eliminating the increase would produce cost savings for Medicare without hurting access to care or the willingness of ambulatory surgical centers to deliver […]
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Tufts University Latest Organization To Distance Itself From Sackler Family Following Opioid Crisis Fallout
December 6, 2019
“Our students find it objectionable to walk into a building that says Sackler on it when they come in here to get their medical education,” said […]
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Supreme Court’s Question Of The Day: Does The Constitution Give Homeless The Right To Sleep On Sidewalks?
December 6, 2019
The ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says so long as there is no option of sleeping indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless […]
