What Caught Our Eye: High-Risk Pools, “Trumpcare,” Childhood Cancer Survivors, Medicaid Spending, Trump’s FDA Deregulation
| What Caught Our Eye (WCOE), March 3, 2017 What Caught Our Eye is our week-in-review blog series, where we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. |
Affordable Care Act
“States Be Warned: High-Risk Pools Offer Little Help At A High Cost”
Do high-risk pools offer little help at a high cost to states? Lessons from the #ACA's PCIP program give us insight https://t.co/dBz5BZt3vK
— Health Affairs (@Health_Affairs) February 28, 2017
“Trumpcare Vs. Obamacare”
My @NewYorker Comment on the growing recognition of the good #Obamacare has done and the effect on #Trumpcare https://t.co/qmjzAwi4PF
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) March 1, 2017
“Trump Proposed 5 Specific Policies to Replace Obamacare. Here’s How They Work.”
Trump only briefly explained each, but what he described are in line with what we know House Speaker Paul Ryan and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price support.”
“Health Care’s Bipartisan Problem: The Sick Are Expensive and Someone Has to Pay”
Want to cover people with pre-existing conditions? First question: Who pays? https://t.co/zjRj3oje26 via @WSJ
— Anna Mathews (@annawmathews) January 12, 2017
“Faring Better Than Many ACA Insurers, Molina Backs Health Law ‘Tuneup’”
Despite a disappointing fourth quarter of 2016, Molina remains a fan of the Affordable Care Act overall. https://t.co/2Br4V0S8cO
— Kaiser Health News (@KHNews) March 2, 2017
But the administrators of a smaller, California-based insurer — Molina Healthcare — managed to turn a modest profit in the early years of the 2010 health law and break even in 2016. How did they do it?”
“Voters Want More Money Spent on Medicaid, but Don’t Think Trump Will”
New poll this a.m.: Voters want more federal $ for Medicaid, but almost half don't think Trump will spend https://t.co/QFnJrxq6JK
— Mary Ellen McIntire (@MelMcIntire) February 28, 2017
Cancer Policy
“Would Trump’s FDA Deregulation Create An Age of Miracles? Don’t Bet On It”
My look at the FDA under Trump, with data on 24 drugs that FDA did not approve when other countries did. https://t.co/f3hWjvKuTe
— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) March 1, 2017
Cancer News
“Childhood Cancer Survivors Benefit from Reduced Radiation Treatment”
Another sign of steady improvements in cancer treatment: Second cancer rate is way down. By @LaurieMcGinley2 https://t.co/l9vqAH9UU0
— Laura Helmuth (@laurahelmuth) February 28, 2017
“Colon and Rectal Cancers Rising in Young People”
Colorectal is a disease of aging, but it's increasing among young adults.https://t.co/KRmTOiRiUp
— Roni Rabin (@RoniNYTimes) February 28, 2017
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