RealClearHealth Week of October 31, 2016 Archives

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Monday, October 31
Despite Premium Increases, ACA Marketplaces Not In Crisis
T. Huelskoetter RCH
Obamacare Sticker Shock Is Overdue
Joseph Antos RealClearHealth
Drugmakers Turn Cheap Generics Into Expensive Pills
Denise Roland WSJ
Do You Know More About Health Than Donald Trump?
James Hamblin The Atlantic
Can Poverty Lead to Mental Illness?
Emily Sohn NPR
Significant Differences in Plans Sold On or Off the Exchanges
M. Andrews KHN
There’s a Shortage of Child Psychiatrists, and Kids Are Hurting
Sarah V Schaaff WP
Research Groups Push Back on Talk of Delaying Cures Bill
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Skin Patch May Help With Peanut Allergy
Kathleen Doheny HealthDay
Why These Pricey Cholesterol Drugs Aren’t Selling
Damian Garde Stat
Healthcare Leaders Send Cash to Clinton, Shun Trump
Herman & Muchmore ModHC
Pot Ballot Drives Put Medical, Recreational Users at Odds
Patrick Whittle AP
First Baby Born With Zika-Related Microcephaly in Puerto Rico
Politico
How Clinton and Trump Would Address the Cost of Health Care
A. Garson HuffPo
The Obscene Amount of Halloween Candy Sold, in 3 Charts
Belluz & Zarracina Vox


Tuesday, November 1
Why Are We in So Much Pain?
Gary Kaplan RealClearHealth
Rate Hikes, New Doctors: Exchanges Open to Angst
O'Donnell & Rudavsky USAT
How the Food Industry Shapes America's Diet
Sheila Kaplan Stat
Gene Scans for Newborns Open Big Privacy Questions
Mary Harris NPR
Where Do You Go When You Suddenly Need Health Care?
Kocher & Ayanian Conv
Insurers, Hospitals Clash Over Help Paying ACA Premiums
Phil Galewitz KHN
The Impact of Obamacare in Four Maps
Margot Sanger-Katz & Quoctrung Bui NYT
Replace Annual Physicals With Real-Time Biomarker Monitoring
Berezow & Tan SA
Inside the Affordable Care Act’s Arizona Meltdown
Anna Wilde Mathews WSJ
More Children Are Being Poisoned by Prescription Opioids
Shefali Luthra NPR
Mark Zuckerberg Funds the Facebook of Human Cells
A. Regalado Tech Review
Report: Demand Surging for Abortion Pill After New FDA Rules
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Calif. Ballot Lets Voters Lash Out at Pharma--Will It Work?
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
Children’s Sleeplessness May Be Linked to Bedtime Use of Electronics
Cha WP
Valeant Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO Are a Focus of U.S. Criminal Probe
Berthelsen et al. B'berg


Wednesday, November 2
Good ACA News: Sharpest Decline in Child Uninsured Rate on Record
J Alker RCH
Seven Tips to Help Avoid Costly Health Plan Enrollment Headaches
Andrews KHN
Artificial Intelligence Takes On Drug Safety
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Are Some Kids Genetically More Vulnerable to Food Advertising?
Crist Reuters
Administration Crosses Fingers for Robust Obamacare Enrollment
McIntire MC
How Much Nutella Do You Eat? The FDA Wants to Know
Megan Thielking Stat
HHS Chief Kicks Off Obamacare Signup Period
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Trump, Pence Pitch Obamacare Repeal a Week From Election
J. Diamond CNN
What Millennials Should Know About Health Insurance
Joanna Nesbit Next Avenue
Why Treating Diabetes Keeps Getting More Expensive
C. Johnson Washington Post
Sanders Sinks Drug Company's Stock With Tweet
Sylvan Lane The Hill
Colorado to Swing — and Likely Miss — at Fixing Healthcare Coverage
Bellian Stat
Is High-Deductable Health Insurance Worth the Risk?
Reed Abelson New York Times
Epigenetics Startup Episona Launches Male Fertility Test
Juliet Preston MCN
Stomach Flu More Common in PPI Users, Study Finds
Michelle Llamas Drugwatch


Thursday, November 3
ACA Premiums: The Real Drivers of Cost Aren't Being Addressed
Lazris RCHealth
Medicaid Expansion Could See Boost From Elections
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Could Loneliness Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's?
Dennis Thompson HealthDay
Drug Companies Are Pouring Money Into GOP Coffers
Dylan Scott Stat
Divided on ACA, Trump and Clinton Threaten Medical Innovation
Graham Forbes
Scaling Up: Jason Hwang and Asynchronous Telemedicine
Graboyes IS
Is a New Medical Technology the Solution to Opioids for Chronic Pain?
Baxt MCN
Investors Are Hooked on Flipping Pharmaceuticals
Robert Langreth Bloomberg
Could Undocumented Immigrants Help Obamacare?
Alex Ortega Philly.com
Maverick AIDS Activist to Porn Cop: The Man Behind Prop 60
Dembosky NPR
Evidence Piles Up: The Poor Are High Risk for Mental Illness
Emily Sohn KQED
This Is the Big Reason America Is Losing the War on Cancer
Erika Fry Fortune
It's Not Just OK to Throw Out Halloween Candy, It's Smart
Goldberg CommonHealth
See How Global Health Has Changed Since You Were Born
Malaka Gharib NPR
Some E-Cig Sweeteners May Make Toxic Fumes
Lisa Rapaport Reuters


Friday, November 4
The Drug Pricing Conundrum Explained
Lanhee J. Chen RealClearHealth
Tobacco Companies Are Spending Millions to Boost a Cigarette Tax
Smith KHN
Repeal Medicare Demonstration to Protect Senior Home Health
Kyle Simon RCH
Disrupting Deductibles: An Innovative Approach to HDHPs
Ryan Maring THCB
Americans Are Spending More on Health Care — For Their Pets
Karin Brulliard WP
Anthem Threat Highlights Obamacare's Big Test
Megan McArdle Bloomberg View
How Health Care Hurts Your Paycheck
Herzlinger et al. New York Times
Medicare to Begin Paying for Diabetes Prevention Strategy
Amy Goldstein WaPo
Backlash Over High Drug Prices Hits Pharma's Bottom Line
Meghana Keshavan Stat
Trauma Burden, Services Not Equally Distributed Across U.S.
Kathryn Doyle Reuters
Jobs Unfilled on FDA's Drug Approval Team as Industry Lures Staff
KHN
Now You Can See Who Isn't Sharing Clinical Trial Findings
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
U.S. Charges in Generic-Drug Probe to Be Filed Soon
McLaughlin & Chen Bloomberg
16.4M People Have Gained Health Coverage Since 2013
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Why Health Care Eats More of Your Paycheck Every Year
Tom Murphy AP
Saturday, November 5
Too Much Heat in the Kitchen Increases Risk of Heart Disease
M Senthilingam CNN
Sick Dogs Could Be Key to Unlocking Mysteries of Immunotherapy
Mullin TR
See Obamacare Rates for Every County in the Country
Margot Sanger-Katz NYT
More Evidence That Sleep Loss Can Lead to Weight Gain
Resnick Vox
More Middle Schoolers Are Dying of Suicide Than of Car Crashes
Reuters
How to Make the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey Better
Wilensky & Berk HAB
Obamacare Insurance Is a Bargain, Even With Recent Rate Hikes
Field Philly.com
We Fail Our Patients if We Don't Try to Treat Obesity
Dr. W. Scott Butsch CH
Should Your Baby Really Sleep in the Same Room as You?
A. Carroll & C. Miller NYT
A New Approach for a Deadly Brain Cancer
Clifton Leaf Fortune
First-Year Medical Residents May Start Longer Shifts Under New Rule
Ross Stat
Obsessively Thinking That You’re Sick Might Actually Make You Ill
Searing WP
Cholera 101: Why an Ancient Disease Keeps on Haunting Us
Jason Beaubien NPR
Adding Music to Pain Meds May Reduce Pain
Kathryn Doyle Reuters
Medical Device Tax Emerges as Issue in Congressional Races
Julie Appleby MedCityNews
Monday, November 7
Middle Class Faces Biggest Strain Under Rising Obamacare Costs
R. Martin NPR
Use "Essential Medicines," Canada as Guides for Drug Pricing
Kalaichandran Stat
Once a Lab Experiment, Now a Killer Opioid
Jon Kamp & Arian Campo-Flores WSJ
Could ColoradoCare Be a Model For the Rest of Us?
Anders Fremstad The Conv.
CMS Rejects N.H.'s Request for Medicaid Work, ID Requirement
Virgil Dickson MHC
Buyers Clubs for Cheaper Drugs Help Fight Hepatitis and HIV
Ben Hirschler Reuters
Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach
Anahad O'Connor New York Times
Dems Find Way to Go on Offense With Obamacare
Peter Sullivan The Hill
How Some States Make Effective Birth Control More Available
M. Ollove Stateline
The U.S. Needs Ugly Smoking Pictures, Too
 Bloomberg
Going to the ER Without Leaving the Living Room
Paula Span New York Times
Calif. Voters Divided on Drug Price Ballot Measure But Support Others
Ibarra CH
Conn. Exchange Considering Big Changes to Stay Viable
Arielle L. Becker CT Mirror
Does Baby Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer?
Karen Pallarito HealthDay
Soda Taxes May Spread if Voters Check Ballots in Calif., Colo.
C. Prentice Reuters


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