5 things to know about the new drug pricing negotiations

By Arthur Allen and Rachana Pradhan and David Hilzenrath Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high-priced prescription drugs subject to federal price negotiations, taking

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A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

By Elisabeth Rosenthal Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — America’s pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government’s first effort at drug price regulation.

Children account for one-third of Louisiana’s Medicaid roll removals
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Approximately 35 percent of the 50,600 people removed from Louisiana’s Medicaid health insurance coverage in July were children, according to information the state Department of ... The ancient practice of Ayurveda can combat modern day extreme heat
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Extreme heat is not new for residents of India, where temperatures in inland areas routinely rise to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in April and ... La. heat leaves 16 dead in June and July, health department says
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Louisiana’s record-breaking summer has had fatal consequences. Sixteen people in the state died in June and July from heat-related causes, according to the Louisiana ... Be Aware: Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — After HCA Healthcare announced last month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a ... La. removes more than 50,000 from Medicaid at start of disenrollment process
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana removed 50,600 people from government-funded Medicaid health insurance over the last few weeks, as part of the government program’s massive disenrollment process nationwide. But ... Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners
By Ronnie Cohen Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, ... Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with biotech company
By Stacy M. Brown Continuing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative ... ‘Game changer’: New law covers doula services for private insurance
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Two years after Frankie Robertson gave birth to her son, an experience she described as fairly uneventful, she got pregnant again. At the time, she ...
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