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Court gives Friday deadline in preventive coverage case |
In an unusual request, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals asked both parties to reach an agreement over how to pause the ban on the ObamaCare provision while it's being appealed. |
The panel of judges on Wednesday gave the two parties until Friday to submit the terms of a possible agreement on staying a federal judge's order that blocked ObamaCare's preventive care requirement. Remember: Earlier this year U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor struck down a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires insurers to cover certain preventive services with no cost-sharing. These services include PrEP for HIV, cancer screenings and mental health screenings. Oral arguments appealing the ruling took place on Tuesday in front of three judges — two Republican appointees and one Democratic appointee. During arguments, the federal government suggested that the provision requiring preventive services coverage only be allowed to be blocked in Texas where all the plaintiffs in the case reside. The plaintiffs argued that a stay of Reed's order was unnecessary as they said there was no evidence private insurers or employers will stop covering preventive services, as was initially required by the ACA, as long as the case is being appealed and there is a chance that the order is thrown out. The judges on the panel expressed dismay over predicting how insurers will react to the ruling. One of the judges, Judge Leslie Southwick, an appointee of George W. Bush, suggested the two sides were not that far apart in their positions on a potential stay of the ruling and asked that they find an agreement on a solution. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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Wildfires in Canada are creating serious health hazards across the United States, turning the New York City skyline a tint of orange on Wednesday that made America's largest city look like a location from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film in widely shared photographs and broadcast images. New York and Detroit were listed among cities having the worst air quality in the world by IQ Air, a Swiss air quality tech company, … |
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| (KDVR) — Wildfires in Canada have caused poor air quality and smoky skies across several U.S. metros for days. On Wednesday, the air quality in New York City was ranked the worst in the world. 'I can taste the air': Canadian wildfire smoke spreads hazardous haze at home and in the US That's according to IQAir's Air Quality and Pollution City Ranking, which is updated hourly, the air pollution advocacy organization explains. … |
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed legislation Wednesday that will prevent transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care and bar transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams. Both laws will take effect in August. Missouri's Senate Bill 49, the ban on gender-affirming care, will prohibit health care providers in the state from administering medications including puberty blockers and hormone … |
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A MESSAGE FROM COALITION OF AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
Our pharmacy benefit protects us from big drug companies
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Big drug companies keep raising prices. But my small business has a pharmacy benefit, saving us each $1,040 a year. Congress should focus on the real cause of high drug prices - Big Pharma. Learn more. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- An FDA advisory committee meets Thursday to discuss an RSV vaccine from Sanofi/AstraZeneca for infants and toddlers.
- The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday holds a hearing on consolidation and corporate ownership in health care.
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Cancer Care Access & Equity: Breaking Barriers to Innovation, June 8, 2-3 p.m. ET |
We live in a groundbreaking era of innovation in oncology, yet cancer continues to be the second leading cause of death in the United States. What obstacles stand in the way of optimal cancer care? The Hill will bring together policymakers, health experts and patient advocates to discuss the changes to the cancer care delivery system, with the following speakers: Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), Co-Chair of the Cancer Caucus and member of the House Ways & Means Committee; Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Co-Chair of the Cancer Caucus and Senior Member of the House Ways & Means Committee; and Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society; Dr. Danielle Carnival, coordinator for White House Cancer Moonshot; Ysabel Duron, president and executive director of The Latino Cancer Institute; and Dr. Daniel Derman, SVP of administration at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. |
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Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number of available organs. It’s called donation after circulatory death, a method long used to recover kidneys and other organs but not more fragile hearts. Duke Health … | |
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- U.S. military is so worried about drug safety it wants to test widely used medicines (Bloomberg)
- CDC comes under fire for inadequate information about its Covid response (Stat)
- Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors' mental health (KFF Health News)
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Florida officials are facing potential legal peril over GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’s migrant relocation moves. California Attorney General Rob Bonta … Read more |
| The political world is bracing for the possibility of a federal indictment of former President Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential … Read more |
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