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Rx News | July 5, 2013

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Obama Administration Grants Additional Year Before Employer and Insurer Reporting Requirement Begin

Click here for the details released by the US Dept of Treasury

 

"The Administration is announcing that it will provide an additional year before the [Affordable Care Act] ACA mandatory employer and insurer reporting requirements begin.  This is designed to meet two goals.  First, it will allow us to consider ways to simplify the new reporting requirements consistent with the law.  Second, it will provide time to adapt health coverage and reporting systems while employers are moving toward making health coverage affordable and accessible for their employees.  Within the next week, we will publish formal guidance describing this transition.  Just like the Administration's effort to turn the initial 21-page application for health insurance into a three-page application, we are working hard to adapt and to be flexible about reporting requirements as we implement the law."

 

  

 

 

News You Can Use
New York TimesThe number of women who die from overdosing on prescription pain pills has quadrupled since 1999.  According to the article, more women now die of overdoses from pain pills like OxyContin than from cervical cancer or homicide. Although more men are dying, women are catching up.   (Tavernise, 7/2)  Full Story

Medline Plus.  Anti-smoking policies will prevent 7M deaths worldwide by 2050, according to a new study.  Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world, with 6 million smoking-attributable deaths per year today, and these deaths are projected to rise to 8 million a year by 2030 if current trends continue.  (Preidt, 7/1) Full Story
 

Industry News
Fox News.  Two HIV-positive patients in the United States who underwent bone marrow transplants for cancer have stopped anti-retroviral therapy and still show no detectable sign of the HIV virus, researchers said Wednesday.  (7/3)  Full Story

The Motley FoolFive reasons prescription medications cost so much.  (Speights, 6/28)  Full Story

HealthDay.  A new study suggests that lower levels of gut bacteria may be tied to autism in children.  Autistic children often have gastrointestinal issues, which is what originally spurred the research.  (7/3)  Full Story

Health Policy Matters
Kaiser Health NewsAre hospitals rewarding their CEOs for the wrong reasons?  This article highlights how many hospital CEO bonuses are still tied to finances and growth instead of value or patient care.  (Hancock, 6/16) Full Story