A Medicare proposal for the Ohio town at center of train derailment; first-of-its-kind study on methadone access

It's unclear what happens next for thousands of Ohioans who could now be sick due to the train derailment — and who covers their care.

February 24, 2023 Check out STAT+

Sponsored By

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Medicare for all … of East Palestine? Could an Obamacare policy help ensure Medicare coverage for the thousands of Ohioans who might get sick after the major train derailment? By Sarah Owermohle Amid fentanyl crisis, first-of-its-kind study to evaluate expanded methadone access A new trial will attempt to compare patients' ability to remain in treatment when prescribed buprenorphine or methadone in an office setting. By Lev Facher STAT+ | Little transparency, lots of waste: NIH funds pediatric research, but many trials results go unpublished A new analysis found the results of many pediatric clinical trials go unpublished, raising concerns about transparency. By Ed Silverman SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images VP Harris: Abortion pill case could take 'constitutional right' from Americans A looming Texas court decision on abortion pills could impact nationwide access to medication, Vice President Kamala Harris warned. By Sarah Owermohle Opinion: Fixing U.S. public health will require a health-systems revolution — and for physicians to take a backseat A classic warning in public health goes like this: "A society that spends so much on health care that it cannot or will not spend adequately on other health enhancing activities may actually be reducing the health of its population." No nation is as guilty of this practice as the United States, with its extremely high health expenditures alongside abysmal population-level health outcomes. But the medical field's corrosion of public health doesn't stop at budgets and policies. Through its stranglehold on resources and institutional power, the U.S. medical profession has also come to distort the very definition of public health and what is now widely believed to constitute relevant knowledge. By Eric Reinhart Opinion: Needed: a new framework to make sure health companies play fair with patient data Patients should reap the benefits of data they generate. A global infrastructure is needed to govern and manage patient data transactions. By Jennifer Hinkel

More around STAT

Check out more exclusive coverage with a STAT+ subscription Read premium in-depth biotech, pharma, policy, and life science coverage and analysis with all of our STAT+ articles.

---

Enjoying Daily Recap? Tell us about your experience Continue reading the latest health & science news with the STAT app Download on the App Store or get it on Google Play

REPORTS NEWSLETTERS EVENTS STAT+

STAT, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA ©2023, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails

Update Newsletter Preferences     •    Contact Us     •    Advertise with Us     •    View in Browser