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Some Areas Of Country Could See ‘Catastrophic’ Premium Increase In Next Three Years

The analysis found that the elimination of the individual mandate in 2019 will be the main driver of the spike in premiums. “The middle class will be priced out of insurance in about a third of America,” said Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California.

In Search Of The Next Bill Gates: Hospitals Gamble On Health-Tech Startups In Hopes Of Striking Big

“We view this as a strategic investment. It will be important to the care of patients and we also can presumably make money,” says Thomas Thornton, senior vice president of Northwell Ventures, the for-profit arm of a health system in New York.

Recent Rise In Fraudulent Service Animals Affecting Those Who Actually Need Them

Emotional support animals have also added a layer of confusion for everyone. Although ESAs are not covered by the same federal anti-discrimination rules that protect service animals, they do get two legal benefits — they can fly for free in passenger cabins instead of cargo holds, and under most circumstances, landlords cannot refuse to rent to people with ESAs.

Study Upends Widely Held Belief That Adults Can Create New Neurons, Uproar Ensues

If the UCSF researchers are right that the adult human brain does not produce any detectable new neurons in the area that’s supposedly ground zero for neuronal creation, 20 years of neuroscience textbooks have to be rewritten.

White House Suggests Charging Older People More In Memo On How To Stabilize ACA Marketplaces

The Trump administration also encourages other conservative principles like expanding access to health savings. And the document includes language on abortion that will likely be a stumbling block for any congressional negotiations on stabilizing the exchanges.