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Viewpoints: Suicide Report Shows That Lives Are Undeniably Being Saved By California’s Gun Laws
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Americans who have been buying cheaper prescribed medications internationally for conditions like Crohn’s disease are now paying a price. In other pharmaceutical news: generic drug legislation, trade tariffs, and a pill for women’s libido.
Court Rejects Insurers Claims That They’re Owed Billions Under Health Law’s Risk Corridors Provision
The panel said the government doesn’t have to pay insurers the money because Congress had taken action — after the health law’s passage — requiring the program to be budget neutral year after year. The program in contention was aimed at enticing insurers into the market with promises of covering their financial risks.
Feelings Of Sadness Or Hopelessness Are On The Rise In Teens, ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Report Finds
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is given every two years to nearly 15,000 students in high schools in 39 state, did offer some encouraging trends, suggesting that the overall picture for adolescents is a nuanced one.
In Kern County, Elder Abuse Is On The Rise
One of the most common types of reported abuse is financial. But other forms include physical and emotional, neglect, abandonment and self-neglect.
Impact Of Promising Alzheimer’s Drug Could Be ‘Enormous’
The new drug is currently in a phase-three clinical study, but if it is found to be effective, it could stop the advance of Alzheimer’s in patients, said Dr. Keith Fargo, director of scientific programs for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Los Robles Health System officials said that patients covered by individual plans in and outside of the Covered California insurance exchange will be considered in-network as of July 1.
Law Would Bring in $140M Annually To Help Bring Safe Water To California Communities
While state and federal funds and loan programs intended to help communities solve their water problems currently exist, there is an operations and maintenance gap. The proposed legislation would attempt to close that, though some worry it still won’t bring in enough money.
Former USC Gynecologist’s House Raided
George Tyndall was handcuffed during the LAPD search at his apartment, he added, but was not taken into custody and has not been charged with a crime.
If the pre-existing conditions provision of the health law is stripped away by an upcoming court case — which the Justice Department announced last week it will not defend — it won’t just affect people who buy their health care on the health law marketplace. Meanwhile, a group of Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information on the administration’s decision, and candidates plan on using it as a talking point in the upcoming midterms.