Tobacco Tax Ballot Measure Would Fund Health Care For California’s Poor — But How?
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline) At first blush, the tobacco tax measure on California’s November ballot looks pretty straightforward.
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It’s In The Water: The Debate Over Fluoridation Lives On
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Many people take for granted the addition of fluoride into public drinking
Read MoreWhy Pharmaceutical Companies Like Mylan Charge So Much for Drugs
(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) In the wake of news that pharmaceutical company Mylan quadrupled the price of
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will Stay in the Marketplace
Brad Wilson, the president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) stated that the company is
Read MoreFreeze-dried drug factories could make a slew of medicines — just add water
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The contraption looks and sounds like a washing machine: a rumbling box with a circular
Read MoreThousands of food ingredients aren’t regulated by the FDA. It’s time that changed
(By Edward J. Markey for STAT) Ignorance is Swiss, at least when it comes to America’s food supply. There are so
Read MoreFalls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014
(Source-www.cdc.gov) Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults aged ≥65 years (older adults). During 2014,
Read MoreThe best and worst commercial health plans in 2016
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings
Read MoreRemember The ‘Public Option’? Insurance Commissioner Wants To Try It In California
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) With major insurers retreating from the federal health law’s marketplaces, California’s insurance commissioner
Read MoreThe curious case of the $9,500 skin gel
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Even in an age when prescription drugs are increasingly expensive, a $9,500 tube of gel
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