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The Wall Street Journal reviewed the financial history of Robert Weaver, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Indian Health Services, and found that he has filed for personal bankruptcy and has liens against one of his businesses. Elsewhere in the administration, documents show that HHS worked with a conservative group to find ways to defund Planned Parenthood.
Trump Takes Aim At Medicare, Medicaid In $4.4 Trillion Budget Proposal
From gutting safety net programs to funding the opioid epidemic battle, President Donald Trump’s budget includes a host of health issues. The proposed cuts released Monday are unlikely to come to pass, as Congress controls the purse strings, but the plan is a good blueprint of the administration’s priorities.
How Amazon Is Nudging Into Health Care Space Beyond New Initiative With Tech Billionaires
The retail giant now wants to become a go-to place for hospitals to procure medical supplies. Amazon says it is seeking to sell hospitals on a “marketplace concept” that differs from typical hospital purchasing, which is now conducted through contracts with distributors and manufacturers.
Truvada is the closest thing there is to an AIDS vaccine — several studies have shown that users who take the drug daily are at nearly zero risk of HIV infection. But lifetime disability providers see it as a red flag.
Google Maps Often Including Pregnancy Crisis Centers In Abortion Search Results
The centers are designed to convince women not to have abortions. St. Juan Women’s Center Executive Director Christine Ibañez said that although her organization does not manipulate search results, she’s heard that others have bought keywords from Google.
In Year Marked By Upheaval And Reorganization, Molina Posts $512M Loss
Along with a major restructuring in 2017, the company also was affected by the government’s decision to end insurer subsidies.
Beware Marijuana Holiday: Stoned Drivers Pose Same Dangers As Drunken Super Bowl Revelers
Two doctors examined 25 years of data and determined the risk of a fatal crash on American roads is 12 percent higher after 4:20 p.m. on April 20, the day set aside to celebrate marijuana. The numbers are comparable to the increased risk seen on Super Bowl Sunday, and the younger the driver, the greater the risk.
Advocates Dismayed Opioid Database Won’t Launch Until 2019 At Earliest
“Every day of delay has placed patients at risk of inappropriate and dangerous prescribing, and ensured that doctors will fail to identify and help some patients already addicted to these potent narcotics,” said Carmen Balber, executive director of Consumer Watchdog. The database would help doctors from overprescribing opioids to patients.
Bill Aims To Strengthen Laws Geared Toward Helping Mentally Ill Homeless Population
“Some will hear about this bill and assume we’re trying to sweep all homeless people into some kind of psychiatric commitment,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-S.F.). “That is absolutely untrue.”
‘No Party’ Candidate Running For California Insurance Commissioner
Steve Poizner says “no room for partisan politics at the Department of Insurance.”