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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act still prohibits your insurer from using the results of genetic tests against you. But the ACA's additional protections may be in doubt if certain states get their way.

Has Genetic Privacy Been Strained By Trump's Recent ACA Moves?

8:02am July 11, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

As the Trump administration decides not to defend the Affordable Care Act's legal protections for people with pre-existing conditions, questions arise about health insurance and genetic information.

Supreme Court Nominee May Be Hard To Pin Down On Obamacare

6:08am July 11, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Brett Kavanaugh, the president's Supreme Court nominee, will have a chance to leave his mark on a series of health care cases — and specifically the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Activists outside the Supreme Court in January voiced their support for abortion rights nationwide.

If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion

5:16pm July 10, 2018

by Julie Rovner

As with current abortion policies, a reversal of the landmark court decision would mean a woman's access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.

Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Could Leave His Mark On Many Health Care Cases

4:27pm July 10, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, will have a chance to leave his mark on a series of health care cases, including ones related to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood.

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"Our health care systems need to adjust a little to try to get knowledge about cancer prevention to everybody," says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society.

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Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths

3:44pm July 10, 2018

by Paul Chisholm

Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.

Juan Lopez Aguilar (left), a Maya man who fled violence in Guatemala three years ago, tells Dr. Nick Nelson he fears returning to the land of his birth. "There are a lot of gangs," he tells the doctor. "They want to kill people in my community."

Medical Clinics That Treat Refugees Help Determine The Case For Asylum

8:30am July 10, 2018

by Anna Gorman

It often falls to health care providers to discern whether the asylum-seekers who say they've been tortured or persecuted in their homeland bear physical and psychological evidence of that harm.

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Lipitor, a best-seller as a cholesterol treatment, is being tested as a remedy for the flu.

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Scientists Find New Tricks For Old Drugs

5:31pm July 09, 2018

by Richard Harris

Researchers are looking to redeploy drugs used for years to treat cholesterol and high blood pressure as remedies for influenza and Ebola.

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Why Health Insurance Premiums May Rise Next Year

5:00pm July 09, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Heath insurance premiums could rise again next year after the Trump administration suspended part of the Affordable Care Act that's designed to stabilize insurance markets.

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The Trump administration is halting billions of dollars in payments required under the ACA, citing a district court decision in New Mexico from earlier this year. Insurers say, the timing of the decision could mean higher premiums for millions of individu

Trump Administration Freezes Payments Required By The Affordable Care Act

6:08pm July 08, 2018

by Maggie Penman

Citing a February ruling from a district court in New Mexico, the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the ACA. Insurers say the move will increase premiums.

States Adopt Opioid Prescribing Limits

5:59pm July 08, 2018

by Will Stone

Arizona and many other states have enacted laws that limit a care provider's ability to prescribe opioids. Doctors and patients are wrestling with the restrictions in legitimate pain management cases.

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