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Opinion: Help Bring Drug Prices Down

Maarten Boers, MSc, MD, PhD  |  

I read with interest the articles in the June issue of The Rheumatologist pertaining to high drug costs. Simon Helfgott rheuminated on it, and Susan Bernstein, a medical journalist, wrote a two-page article titled “Concerns About Cost.” Both articles were thoughtful summaries of a complex issue, putting large question marks over both initial prices and…

More Than a Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015

Andrew M. Seaman  |  

(Reuters Health)—The U.S. needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests a new government study. Researchers found that more than one third of U.S. adults were prescribed the medications in 2015 and many also misused the drugs. “A very large proportion and large number of adults use these medications…

Insurers to Fill Obamacare Gaps in Ohio’s Individual Market

Reuters Staff  |  

(Reuters)—Five health insurance companies in Ohio, including Molina Healthcare Inc., have stepped up to sell health plans in 19 counties that would have been without Obamacare individual coverage in 2018, the state’s insurance regulator said on Monday.1 Ohio’s Department of Insurance said it had worked to draw in insurers for the 20 counties that were…

Republican Bid to Gut Obamacare Fails in Senate

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Amanda Becker & David Morgan  |  

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A U.S. Senate led by Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans dealt the president a harsh blow on Friday, failing to move ahead with a major campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare as they fell one vote short of passing healthcare legislation. Three senators—John McCain (R-Az.), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.)—joined Senate Democrats in the…

U.S. Senate Rejects Obamacare Repeal Again, Eyes a ‘Skinny’ Bill

Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb  |  

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Republicans in the U.S. Senate fell short again on Wednesday in their effort to end Obamacare, rejecting a measure to repeal large portions of President Barack Obama’s signature law that has provided health insurance to millions of Americans. But Republican Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year-old promise to unravel the law, already were…

Anthem May Exit More Individual Markets over Obamacare Funding

Caroline Humer  |  

(Reuters)—Anthem Inc. said it may leave more individual Obamacare markets due to uncertainty about the potential repeal of the healthcare law and subsidies that make the plans affordable for millions of Americans. Republicans on Tuesday began a second day of debate on the U.S. Senate floor of a bill that would end Obamacare, but the…

Obamacare Repeal Battle Back on Senate Floor

Richard Cowan  |  

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—After a months-long struggle, Republicans have succeeded in bringing Obamacare repeal legislation, a centerpiece of their 2016 election campaigns, to a debate on the U.S. Senate floor. Now the hard part begins. Republicans, deeply divided over the proper role of the government in helping low-income people receive healthcare, eked out a procedural win on…

As Obamacare Repeal Falters, Insurers Start to Press on Subsidies

Caroline Humer and Yasmeen Abutaleb  |  

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A failed Republican effort to replace Obamacare raised new concerns on Tuesday for U.S. health insurers over whether the government will continue to fund billions of dollars in medical benefit subsidies. The healthcare bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate would have settled the funding question, but was scrapped after Republican leaders were…