health care

Mileha Soneji: Can Simple Innovations Improve The Lives of Parkinson's Patients?

9:29am November 17, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

When designer Mileha Soneji's uncle got Parkinson's, his quality of life deteriorated rapidly. Mileha couldn't cure her uncle's disease, so she designed simple ways to improve his everyday life.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — and its controversial center for innovation — is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has its headquarters outside D.C., in Woodlawn, Md.

Canadians Root For An Underdog Health Policy Idea From The U.S.

5:00am November 17, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

A center created by the Affordable Care Act to foster innovations in health care is at risk in Donald Trump's U.S. But some Canadian health analysts see it as a model for curbing health care's cost.

Greg Miller shows the Suboxone medication in 2016 that he has taken daily for his addiction to painkillers.

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What To Make Of A Head-To-Head Test Of Addiction Treatments

5:22pm November 16, 2017

by Jake Harper

Researchers found two addiction medicines equally effective once treatment started. But there are fundamental differences in the way treatment begins with each drug, complicating the interpretation.

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Remembering Health Care Economist Uwe Reinhardt

3:24pm November 16, 2017

Reinhardt, who died on Monday, helped shape the debate about health care by advocating for individual mandates and universal health care. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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More than 30,000 people a year are killed by gun violence, including 50 killed near the Los Vegas strip last month where this makeshift memorial stands.

What If We Treated Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis?

6:05pm November 15, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The law restricts a major government public health agency's research into gun violence, which kills or injures more people than many other infectious diseases.

Health Policy Consultant On How The Senate GOP Tax Bill Could Affect Insurance Costs

4:58pm November 15, 2017

Senate Republicans have proposed attaching a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate as a way to pay for tax cuts. Health policy consultant Robert Laszewski tells NPR's Kelly McEvers that doing so would increase the cost of insurance for many Americans.

'You're On Your Own': Servicewomen Describe Impact Of Military's Abortion Policy

4:26pm November 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Women in the military generally can't get abortions at military facilities or using military health insurance. Researchers interviewed 21 servicewomen who volunteered to talk about their experiences.

MedStar Health clinic in Washington, D.C. An affiliated MedStar hospital is just one of many facilities throughout the U.S. that have been hit with shortages of certain medications because of recent hurricane damage to manufacturers in Puerto Rico.

Hurricane Damage To Manufacturers In Puerto Rico Affects Mainland Hospitals, Too

2:00pm November 15, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The island is a major center for drug and medical device manufacturing. After Hurricane Maria, those products, including small IV bags, are running short throughout the U.S.

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Republicans Add ACA Mandate Repeal To Tax Bill

7:49am November 15, 2017

by Mara Liasson

The Senate version of the GOP tax plan involves repealing the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans think they have the votes to pass the measure.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., at a news conference on Tuesday where they announced that the individual mandate to have health insurance would be repealed in the Senate GOP tax bill.

Republican Senators Add Repeal Of Individual Health Care Mandate To Tax Bill

5:59pm November 14, 2017

by Kelsey Snell

Republican leaders expressed confidence that the measure could pass the Senate. It is likely to face even fewer hurdles in the House, as the GOP aims to pass a tax bill by Christmas.