Category: Healthcare Law

With no allies, Republicans step away from precipice of repeal

As they struggle to figure out how to deliver on the most important promise they made to their constituents over the last eight years – repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act – Republicans face two sets of problems, both of which are far thornier than they imagined. The first are the policy problems, which arise from the fact that health care reform is incredibly complex .

DHH and Dr. Gee Need To Do Their Job

… why Louisiana’s budget is such a mess? A big reason is the amount of money taxpayers are spending on Medicaid. Health care is important, but so are the other goods and services we pay for and expect to receive from government. Medicaid is the …

Risk to women’s health benefits seen in health law repeal

From a return to higher premiums for women to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, the Republican push to repeal the Obama-era health care law already is raising concerns that women could be hit hard. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.

Millions expected to lose health insurance with repeal

More than 20 million people are expected to lose their health insurance coverage within a year following President Donald Trump’s executive order to repeal the Affordable Care Act Jan. 20. According to a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , the uninsured rate had fallen to the lowest level on record since the ACA was passed in 2010. In addition, millions of Americans with employer, Medicaid, Medicare or individual market coverage benefited from the protections of the act.

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… for women to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, the Republican push to repeal the Obama-era health care law already is raising concerns that women could be hit hard. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women …

Toxins in your fast-food packaging?

… Six of the samples also contained a long-chain PFOA, even though the chemical is no longer widely used because of health hazards. PFOA could be present in these wrappers because recycled paper was used in their manufacture, Schaider said — an …

HHS Nominee Tom Price Targeted Panel That Urged Fewer Cancer Screenings

If the last few years are any guide, one group that may find itself in the crosshairs of Rep. Tom Price, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is an influential panel of medical experts. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, a group of mostly physician and academics from top universities, reviews medical practices to see whether they are supported by research and evidence.

KanCare reform measures grab the attention of House, Senate committees

House Minority Leader Jim Ward, D-Wichita, testifies as a proponent to bringing the inspector general out of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the agency overseeing KanCare, and into the attorney generals office during a hearing with the House Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday afternoon. State Medicaid director Mike Randol testifies during Tuesday afternoon’s House Health and Human Services Committee as they discussed bringing the inspector general out of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the agency overseeing KanCare, and into the attorney generals office.

Dimension Announces Interim Topline Results from Ongoing Phase 1/2…

Dimension Announces Interim Topline Results from Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Program for DTX101, Dimension’s Lead AAV Product Candidate in Development for Adult Patients with Moderate/Severe to Severe Hemophilia B CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 31, 2017 — Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company advancing novel, adeno-associated virus gene therapies targeting the liver, a key organ for human metabolism, today announced preliminary topline safety and early efficacy results of Dimension’s multi-center phase 1/2 study of DTX101 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate/severe to severe hemophilia B. DTX101, Dimension’s lead AAV candidate, is designed to deliver stable expression of blood clotting Factor IX in patients with hemophilia B, a rare genetic bleeding disorder resulting from a deficiency in FIX.

Commentary: Trump and Obama’s legacy

… to go down in history. Obamacare was passed into law to give some 20 million Americans the opportunity to purchase health Insurance through private Insurance companies subsidized by the Federal government. But from the start it wasn’t presented …

Is it still worth signing up for Obamacare?

Chief among them is that the last day to enroll for health care insurance in 2017 is Tuesday, Jan. 31. Second, despite the confusion about Obamacare’s future, people who sign up before the deadline will lock in coverage for the year, as well their tax subsidies. What happens to the law into 2018 remains unclear, however.

CytoDyn Strengthens Executive Management With Appointment of Anthony…

CytoDyn Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of new antibody therapies for combating human immunodeficiency virus infection, announces the appointment of Anthony D. Caracciolo as Executive Chairman of CytoDyn effective immediately. In this new capacity, Mr. Caracciolo will assume an active leadership role in the Company’s strategic planning, business development and operations.

3 Biotech Stocks I’d Buy Right Now

Despite the sway of political uncertainty for the biotechnology industry at the moment, these three stocks look like great buys right now. Conflicting statements from the Trump administration have made owning biotech stocks feel like a roller-coaster ride in recent weeks, but there are a few stocks I’d happily buy and hold despite the sway of political uncertainty.

Guess Who Can’t Wait for Trumpcare?

… hasn’t been a particularly popular law since its passage in March 2010. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, which has been conducted on a near-monthly basis since Obamacare’s passage, just a handful of months have …

Obamacare Repeal Could Threaten Provisions That Help Older Adults

Republican lawmakers meeting in Philadelphia this week say they want their replacement of Obamacare to be done by spring. There is no consensus on a plan yet, but several Republicans in Congress have already circulated proposals that could reduce or eliminate features of the federal health law that have benefited older Americans.

NORC Poll: Broad worries about potentiala

Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. AP-NORC Poll: Broad worries about potential health care loss WASHINGTON – Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care.

Covered California: Trump move to kill ACA ads fails

The Trump administration’s decision to cancel $5 million in advertising the federal government had already paid for to remind Americans of Tuesday’s 2017 open enrollment deadline for Obamacare will have little impact in the Golden State. That’s because Covered California, the state’s health insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act, is not federally directed or funded.