Category: eHealth

Five other states — Illinois, Maine, New York, Oregon and Washington — have similar laws on the books. But HHS is, for now, only singling out California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom indicated the state won’t change the policy. “The Trump…

Still, the previously unreported effort to identify possible replacements shows the extent to which White House officials were planning for the possibility that Trump’s top two health officials would abruptly leave the administration heading into an election year. White House…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anticipate more cases of the virus both in the U.S. and globally, Nancy Messonnier, director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters Tuesday. Still, she said U.S. officials believe…

Trump on Thursday grilled Azar about the administration’s new plan to let states import drugs from Canada, with a focus on how it would affect his reelection prospects in battleground states like Florida, according to two individuals. Azar, whose job…

Neal and Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) downplay the differences between their approaches, and House leaders are signaling they want to bring a compromise bill to the floor. But they’ll still have to find a middle ground on…

HHS wants to finalize the rules early this year, a person familiar with the regulatory process told POLITICO. Don Rucker, who leads HHS’ health IT office, had previously said he wanted a roll-out late last year. The rules originated in…

Sen. Bernie Sanders and other single-payer advocates say Medicare for All would cost the government far less — between $20 trillion and $36 trillion over a decade — by slashing overhead, eliminating out-of-pocket costs and empowering federal officials to bargain…

“The tobacco industry targets the African American population with menthol. Menthol should be banned,” Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) said Wednesday. As for the threat of a crackdown, “I believe that the tobacco industry has created that myth,…

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Lowest In Recorded History! A lot of good news coming out of this Administration. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2020 Better cancer screening and prevention techniques, as well as a new generation of drugs…

It is challenging to hit clinical goals for pain treatment, and few investigational non-opioids have shown to be as effective as opioid options. New, less-addictive pain drug approvals have remained elusive. Volkow said even new medicines could have the potential…