Experts assess Trump’s 7-point healthcare plan

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/experts-assess-trump-s-7-point-healthcare-plan?cfcache=true

Trumpcare

HEROIN AND THE COST OF CARE

http://www.costsofcare.org/heroin-and-the-cost-of-care/

Drug Needle and Spoon

Most hospital leaders think major reforms needed to survive

http://hospitalresilience.eiu.com/2016/01/27/executive-summary/

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To shed light on the complex and daunting challenges affecting the U.S. hospital sector, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a survey of 300-plus hospital executives in November 2015.

House Republicans unveil 2017 budget: 7 things for healthcare leaders to know

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/house-republicans-unveil-2017-budget-7-things-for-healthcare-leaders-to-know.html

Dollar Cut

How Medicare Drug Plans Hope To Follow Private Sector Lead

http://khn.org/news/how-medicare-drug-plans-hope-to-follow-private-sector-lead/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27439261&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_SVMHLNJrfl4N65gMF0IzK_bkEgZc88a2tBnFJXaabbO-nCF8iaEc8CQd1Fp0-WRuI8_Q7-UxhlLM_JrdQS9nOm5rJQw&_hsmi=27439261

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Abortion down 14 percent in Texas since new restrictions closed clinics

http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-tns-bc-texas-abortion-20160317-story.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27439261&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–P_B2qtpKG332eZBqQ6kw0MBMfELH2QtqQszxn9NirjAW0L745tm2JeQTCmTJnn-ONl_TvdQ87ZncGJbwWSaGrSTgKnQ&_hsmi=27439261

Texas

Lead taints drinking water in hundreds of schools, day cares across USA

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/03/17/drinking-water-lead-schools-day-cares/81220916/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27439261&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_RIExts9B36Dz-HZoj6Mjmbs6M83-gYaXwpamVmjUtN48t8pQgf2OSUAu-6N3kUdg6e8qvUU3MxiVs5TNz31FQO_kW4g&_hsmi=27439261

SOME 350 WATER SYSTEMS THAT FAILED LEAD TESTS IN RECENT YEARS PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO SCHOOLS AND CHILD-CARE CENTERS.

Coinsurance Trend Means Seniors Likely To Face Higher Out-Of-Pocket Drug Costs, Report Says

http://khn.org/news/coinsurance-trend-means-seniors-likely-to-face-higher-out-of-pocket-drug-costs-report-says/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27439261&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–eFP4WLT-Ay1o3ibLRtcl3UOoftzO72jkh1FD73Ow8mfRHsVOiZ9ZTXBm6f4wpfDkmlh8d-FfrnyP3zjiaajEUCSmXvg&_hsmi=27439261

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Majority of Drugs Now Subject to Coinsurance in Medicare Part D Plans