Health Policy
News
Treatment missing for U.S. children with mental illness
In North Carolina, 72.2% of children with a mental health disorder did not receive care in 2016.
News
ALA report: Federal and state actions to limit tobacco use fall short
News
Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.
News
Courts block Trump from eroding contraceptive mandate
Two federal judges have blocked the Trump administration from weakening the health care law’s contraceptive mandate.
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Texas judge strikes down ACA putting law in peril — again
The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened – again – this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas.
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Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.
Commentary
Are We Overproducing NPs and PAs?
Experts are still projecting a physician shortage—and the NP and PA professions have made significant progress in response. But are we at risk for...
News
HIV prevention: Mandating insurance coverage of PrEP
Commentary
Marijuana: Know the Rules in Your State
Whether you view marijuana as a recreational compound, a therapeutic tool, or a societal scourge, it is gaining in popularity and acceptance. Like...
News from the FDA/CDC
Endocrine Society raises concerns about FDA’s “safe” classification of bisphenol A in food containers
Results from the CLARITY-BPA Core Study show serious effects in humans of bisphenol A at low doses, despite claims from the FDA.