Viewpoints: Wrong Predictions Of Health Law ‘Disasters’; Bad Options For Prescription Drugs

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

Viewpoints: Young Adult Enrollment Is Encouraging; Work Injuries Often Unreported

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

Viewpoints: Cruz’s FDA Plan Falls Short; Fixing U.S. Opioid Abuse; Parents’ Fear Of Concussions

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

State Highlights: In Florida, Providers’ Medicaid Payment Complaints Decrease; South Carolina VA Hospital Hires Surgeon Accused of Incompetence

News outlets report on health care developments in Florida, South Carolina, California, Virginia, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Connecticut.

Home And Hospital Births Equally Safe In Low-Risk Pregnancies: Study

In other public health news, a growing number of jails are offering exiting inmates a drug that can help aid opioid addiction recovery. Also in the news are stories on a gum disease-breast cancer link, a high-tech thermometer monitored through an app and cardiac warning signs that patients ignore.

Poll Finds That Public Support For Legal Abortion Hits Two-Year High

The Associated Press-GfK poll survey found that 58 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases. In Planned Parenthood news, Ohio lawmakers push new requirements for the disposal of fetal remains by abortion clinics and hospitals. Elsewhere, The Diane Rehm Show discusses the move toward pharmacists prescribing birth control. KHN’s Julie Rovner appeared on show Monday to discuss the issue.

Biotech Company Reports Promising Results In ‘Kick And Kill’ HIV Treatment

The firm says its method has reduced latent HIV in 17 patients by an average of 40 percent. In other news, public health officials want to know why a drug that has proven effective at preventing HIV is not being used.