Despite the Law, The VA is not Sharing Data
In 2014, Congress passed the Choice Act, among the provisions was one requiring the VA and HHS (Department of Health
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Author: Eileen Cook
Study: Health Spending Related To Opioid Treatment Rose More Than 1,300 Percent
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s ongoing opioid problem comes with staggering physical and emotional costs to
Read MoreInsurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Health care providers and insurers agree that it’s in everyone’s best interest to refer
Read MoreTossing Unused Surgical Supplies Wastes Millions Of Dollars, Study Finds
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) It’s long been a problem for the nation’s hospitals: A staggering number
Read MoreFDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on
Read MoreInvestigators find another superbug case in the US
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) There’s some moderately good news and bad news from the Centers for Disease Control and
Read More5 reasons why no one has built a better EpiPen
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Boston mom Denise Clark has been buying EpiPens annually for the past 16 years, ever
Read MoreThe Difficulty Of Enforcing Laws Against Driving While High
(By Ben Markus, Colorado Public Radio and Stephanie O’Neill, KPCC for NPR) This story starts with a stay-at-home-mom from the
Read MoreMeet the man who’s the federal government’s pot dealer
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Mahmoud ElSohly oversees acres of marijuana plants in the deep south, a swath of the
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders urges Gilead to rethink its hepatitis C strategy in Ukraine
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The latest battle over access to medicines is taking place in Ukraine, where Doctors Without
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