… legislature to pass these and other budget measures into law.” The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research whose mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement …
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Schumer, Sanders call for rallies against Obamacare repeal
… and Sanders said in the letter. “The American people increasingly understand that throwing 20 million people off health insurance, privatizing Medicare, raising prescription drug costs for seniors and doing away with life-and-death patient …
What Donald Trump’s presidency means for your retirement
… worried about their future and the possibility that changes in Social Security, insufficient savings, and escalating health care costs could tarnish their golden years. Ultimately, the key to withstanding any White House administration is by staying …
The False Debate about the Future of the Democratic Party: Time to End Either/Or Politics
When a political party loses a big election , and finds itself out of power at every level of government, a debate needs to be had about the future of that party. The Democratic party is having such a debate, but when the frame of the debate is as twisted up as it currently is, we aren’t going to make much headway in terms of finding the best answers.
EDITORIAL: FDA rules will shutter many vape shops, including in Las Vegas
For decades, the federal government, health care advocates and doctors have warned of the hazards of smoking cigarettes, and rightly so. Yet just as more and more smokers are finding a way to kick carcinogen-laden cancer sticks, D.C. bureaucrats are coming to the rescue of the tobacco industry by over-regulating e-cigarettes.As Caroline Kitchens reported last week for RealClear Health, unless something changes soon, the doomsday clock will strike midnight on the e-cigarette industry.
Will moderates end GOP love affair with deficits?
… bulge straining Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid – particularly long-term care – and the nation’s overall health care system. Then, Republicans ditched predictable old deficit-reduction policies for the sexy appeal of tax cuts and deficits: the …
New drug offers hope for patients with bladder cancer
A bladder cancer drug discovered and developed at The University of Kansas Cancer Center is set to become its first cancer drug to go from bench to bedside. KU Cancer Center’s nationally recognized proof-of-concept center and product development arm, the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation , translates laboratory and bedside discoveries into new drugs, diagnostic tests and medical devices with the goal of advancing promising medical innovations to patients.
George Whitaker III: Finding new hope against throat cancer
Since 2010, when his throat cancer was first diagnosed, George Whitaker III has had more than 60 radiation treatments, enough to change his morning routine for good. Since 2010, when his throat cancer was first diagnosed, George Whitaker III has had more than 60 radiation treatments, enough to change his morning routine for good.
Old, generic drug for rare disease gets new price tag: $89,000 per year
… for, they may not know about, there may be limitations on it. So it’s a marketing move and not really a public health solution. Marathon also received a voucher from the FDA for getting the orphan drug approved. The voucher is meant to incentivize …
NHC Announces Common Dividend
)– National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE MKT: NHC), the nation’s oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, announced today that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per common share to shareholders of record on March 31, 2017 and …
My view: Many Utahns still need Medicaid expansion
… and courage” of those “affected by chronic disease, serious injury or unexpected illness.” She advanced community health centers as a solution for the uninsured. Unfortunately, the number of centers will never be able to cope with the numbers of …
Bad behavior all around
… repeal or block masses of regulations, and then defeated Democratic amendments to keep those that protect children’s health from air pollution and lead in water, safety of miners, nuclear power plant safety, insurance coverage for persons with …
Our View: Government should be able to negotiate drug prices
… Thursday he is reintroducing a bill that would allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices. The Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act could save the federal government up to $24 billion. The Veterans Administration and Medicaid already negotiate …
Sanders to Trump: Tell GOP you’ll veto entitlement cuts
… hours before the Senate is expected to take a final vote on Rep. Tom Price’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which will give him wide sway over the future of the programs. Sanders, reading a series of statements from …
Ovid Therapeutics and NeuroPointDX Announce Collaboration to Identify …
Ovid Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with rare neurological disorders, and NeuroPointDX, a privately held biotech company based in Madison, Wisconsin and Cambridge, Massachusetts, today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to identify novel biomarkers of Angelman syndrome by analyzing metabolomic profile data as part of Ovid’s ongoing randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial .
Latest Industry Report Identifies Best States for Telemedicine
… grades based on a series of indicators for each report. “As federal and state lawmakers reevaluate the current health policy environment, they cannot ignore telemedicine’s potential as a valuable and cost saving tool”, said Gary Capistrant Chief …
Sanders-Cruz debate is a ratings hit, but their views aren’t winning the Hill
Sen. Bernie Sanders , left, and Sen. Ted Cruz CNN scored a surprise hit last night with a broadcast from a parallel universe – a debate about “the future of Obamacare,” starring presidential primary season runners-up Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz . According to AdWeek, the nearly two-hour special attracted 2.46 million viewers, and 932,000 from the coveted demographic of viewers ages 25 to 54. Those were the kind of numbers enjoyed by Fox News, which typically laps CNN for viewers – and they came not for a tabloid special but for a debate about health insurance.
Connector, Baker hoping for enough a oerunwaya to adjust to ACA changes
The governor said Monday that based on his conversations with “a number of folks in D.C.” there does not appear to be consensus around what STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 7, 2017..Acknowledging that the health care landscape could be drastically different a year from now, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said that the federal government needs to give states enough time to adapt to changes to the Affordable Care Act.
Cruz, Sanders face off on Obamacare
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders — two senators with diametrically opposed views of government’s role in health care — are facing off at a CNN town hall debate over the future of Obamacare. The event, moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, is certain to highlight the many challenges surrounding efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act — a sweeping health care law that covers some 20 million Americans.
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals’ TSC Phase 1/2 Glioblastoma Multiforme Clinical Trial Results Published
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia-related diseases, today announced that the data from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of trans sodium crocetinate in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme has been published in the print edition of the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurosurgery . Results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial in 59 patients showed that 36.3% of the full TSC dose patients were alive at two years, compared to historical two-year survival rates ranging from 27% to 30%.
BioRestorative Therapies Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Phase 2…
BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. , a life sciences company focused on stem cell-based therapies, today announced that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commence a Phase 2 clinical trial using its lead cell therapy candidate, BRTX-100, to treat chronic lower back pain due to degenerative disc disease related to protruding/bulging discs. The Phase 2 clinical trial is a 72 patient, randomized, double-blind, controlled, multi-center study designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of a single dose of BRTX-100 in treating chronic lower lumbar disc disease.
More Virginians signed up for Obamacare in 2016
… Service Board at the Hampton Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. The number of Virginians who have health insurance from the state’s Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act grew by more than 36,000 in the 2016 open enrollment period, …
Trump backs negotiating drug prices under Medicare -White House
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. President Donald Trump supports the government negotiating directly with drug companies on prices for drugs covered by the Medicare insurance program, the White House said on Tuesday.
More than a third of Americans unsure if Obamacare and ACA are the same: Poll
More than a third of Americans still don’t realize that the “Affordable Care Act” and “Obamacare” are the same exact thing, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Morning Consult found that 35 percent of people either thought the twin monikers for the health overhaul referred to separate policies or weren’t sure if they described the same thing or not.
Haven’t Gotten Your W-2? Take These Steps
You’re ready to file your taxes – except for one thing: You’re still awaiting an IRS Form W-2 from an employer. Each January, companies issue W-2s to inform workers, and Uncle Sam, of the amount of money the worker made during the previous year and how much in income, Social Security and Medicare taxes was withheld.
Medicaid expansion hearings kick off with conflicting views of potential effects
… low-income residents. Medicaid expansion – with federal funding assistance – is one of the tools designed to increase health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the future of which is currently uncertain. The topic of Medicaid expansion has …
Former TAPS subcontractors report missing Social Security earnings
… was laid off when the TAPS Access program was terminated in November 2015 following the loss of a contract with the Health and Human Services Commission. Ward said she is still owed about three weeks of pay nearly 15 months later. Grayson County …
Trump’s first Obamacare action is going to piss off his biggest supporters – older people
… ple more for insurance. These are the types of policy tradeoffs he and the GOP will have to make as they grapple with health reform, and there will certainly be losers from these changes.
Study: GOP Medicaid plan could save more than $100 billion
Transforming Medicaid into a block grant or per capita cap program could save the federal government more than $100 billion over five years, a new study found. The research from the healthcare firm Avalere Health was released as the GOP-controlled Congress eyes overhauling Medicaid as part of a replacement to Obamacare.
Here’s how Republican leaders are lying to you about claims they…
… majority alone is not only dishonest, but is also a means of justifying inaction on a law that is literally breaking health insurers and average Americans, financially speaking. Obamacare must go. The Republicans (and Trump) promised. They don’t …
Budget cut? Gov. John Bel Edwards’ list appears to exaggerate
… also includes $184 million tied to the expansion of Louisiana’s Medicaid program, which provides government-financed health insurance to the working poor. The state saved $184 million of its own tax dollars this year by tapping into enhanced federal …
Most Changes Affecting Seniors Require Public Debate
… rules so that care and services can be delivered. At this time, according to a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health study only 28% of Trump supporters want to change Medicare. That number drops to 15% in the overall population. Medicare Part D …
Facts About Social Security, Medicare in the Age of Trump May Surprise You
While the era of “alternative facts” dawned in Washington, experts from across the ideological spectrum gathered in the capital for a review of real facts about our two most important retirement programs: Social Security and Medicare. The annual policy research conference of the National Academy of Social Insurance focused on the group’s new report to the Donald Trump administration and Congress on the future of all our social insurance programs – those that cover retirement, but also those that protect the disabled, jobless, impoverished poverty and frail.
Economists estimate the long-term consequences of big tax cuts
President Trump and Congress are likely to consider an historically broad range of tax and spending changes over the next year. But they’ll be doing so in the face of unprecedented long-term fiscal challenges, according to new estimates.
Wrong prescription: Government charges hospital high rate to repay Medicare funds
In case representatives of one federal agency haven’t noticed, health care facilities are dealing with quite a bit lately. One of their biggest concerns is what changes members of Congress and the Trump administration may make to the Affordable Care Act.
This $7,800-a-month cancer drug caused rashes and rarely worked. Now…
… “Every medicine puts you at risk of side effects,” said Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist at Oregon Health and Science University who has studied the FDA’s accelerated approval of cancer drugs. “The question is: Are those side effects worth …
Arizona children could lose big under Obamacare repeal
… are rambunctious. I have a daughter who likes to climb trees,” Ramirez said, explaining the priority she places on health insurance. Overcoming her illness at such a young age, Ramirez doesn’t take health care for granted. And the Affordable Care …
Dental benefits manager selected
… the companies indicates the payments are expected to total about $300 million over two years. Dentists and other oral health care providers would be reimbursed for services by the companies instead of the Medicaid program, as they are now. Adults …
Important Investor Alert: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class…
Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Regulus Therapeutics Inc. . Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Regulus shares between January 21, 2016 and June 27, 2016 inclusive , are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the To participate in this class action lawsuit, click here .
Women could take big hit if ACA is tossed
From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.