Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access
The justices announced that they would hear a case challenging a federal agency ’s approval of the commonly used pill. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - December 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Abbie VanSickle Tags: Abortion Mifeprex (RU-486) Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine Food and Drug Administration Justice Department Supreme Court (US) Kacsmaryk, Matthew Telemedicine Source Type: news

‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - December 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Freedom of Religion Mississippi Children and Childhood Education (K-12) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Informed Consent Action Network Bigtree, Del Fitch, Lynn (1961- ) Ozerden, Halil Suleyman Decisions and Verdic Source Type: news

Bush ’s Institute Issues an Urgent Plea for Congress to Renew His AIDS Program
PEPFAR, created by President George W. Bush in 2003 to combat the disease, faces an uncertain future now that its authorizing legislation has lapsed. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 25, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: United States Politics and Government Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome United States International Relations Abortion House of Representatives President ' s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Republican Party Senate Birx, Deborah L Bu Source Type: news

Despite State Bans, Legal Abortions Didn ’t Fall Nationwide in Year After Dobbs
The first full-year census of U.S. abortion providers shows significant increases in abortion in states where it ’s legal. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Abortion States (US) Women and Girls Abortion Drugs Law and Legislation Telemedicine Pregnancy and Childbirth ' s Rights Source Type: news

What Is Fentanyl? Some Key Facts About the Drug
It ’s lowering American life expectancy and influencing the nation’s politics. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Eileen Sullivan Tags: Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Smuggling Law and Legislation Mexico Opioids and Opiates Pain-Relieving Drugs United States Politics and Government Source Type: news

Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections
Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Heat and Heat Waves Airlines and Airplanes Workplace Hazards and Violations Labor and Jobs Airports Air Conditioning Workplace Environment Law and Legislation Heatstroke Deaths (Fatalities) United States Politics and Government Summe Source Type: news

Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications
The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Michael D. Shear Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medicare Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Biden, Joseph R Jr Suits and Litigation (Civil) Source Type: news

Does Obamacare Explain Medicare ’s Spending Slowdown?
Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - September 9, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Alicia Parlapiano and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Medicare Health Insurance and Managed Care Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Federal Budget (US) Elderly Longevity Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news

Biden Makes Lower Drug Prices a Centerpiece of His 2024 Campaign
President Biden ’s Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate some drug prices, a change that the pharmaceutical industry and Republicans have opposed for decades. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 30, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Michael D. Shear Tags: Presidential Election of 2024 Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) United States Politics and Government Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Medicare Elderly Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news

Biden Administration Unveils First Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations
The price negotiation program, established by Democrats as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to save the government tens of billions of dollars in the coming years. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 29, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Medicare Health Insurance and Managed Care Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Biden, Joseph R Jr United States Politics and Government Democratic Party Source Type: news

Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
The Biden administration ’s announcement was an important moment for Democrats, who have campaigned on a promise to lower the cost of prescription drugs. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 29, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medicare Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Biden, Joseph R Jr Health and Human Services Department Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Democratic Party United States Politics and Governmen Source Type: news

After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses
Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicaid Texas Health Insurance and Managed Care Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) States (US) Pregnancy and Childbirth Children and Childhood Parenting Houston (Tex) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) United States Politics and G Source Type: news

California Battles Fentanyl With a New Tactic: Treating Addiction in Prison
In response to soaring overdose deaths in state prisons, California started a sprawling addiction program. But keeping people on medication during and after a sentence can be difficult. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 9, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland and Rachel Bujalski Tags: Opioids and Opiates Prisons and Prisoners Buprenorphine (Drug) Drug Abuse and Traffic Fentanyl Ex-Convicts California United States Politics and Government vis-photo Source Type: news

Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93
The first woman to be named executive director of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, she expanded its readership and its influence in Washington. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: Magazines Women and Girls Deaths (Obituaries) Consumer Protection Advertising and Marketing Consumer Reports Consumers Union Karpatkin, Rhoda (1930-2023) Source Type: news

AIDS Relief Program Under Threat as G.O.P. Insists on Abortion Restriction
A decades-old program created by President George W. Bush to combat AIDS around the world is at risk of being sucked into a partisan dispute over abortion, with some Republicans threatening to block its renewal. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 29, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: United States Politics and Government Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Law and Legislation Foreign Aid President ' s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief House Committee on Foreign Affairs Family Research Council Heritage Foundation Bono Source Type: news