Public Health

Aerial attacks destroyed Omar Bin Abdul Aziz, the last remaining hospital in eastern Aleppo, Syria on Nov. 18, according to NPR.

Aerial attacks destroyed Omar Bin Abdul Aziz, the last remaining hospital in eastern Aleppo, Syria on Nov. 18, according to NPR.

Pennsylvania hospitals will be fully reimbursed for providing long-term birth control to Medicaid patients who have just given birth, effective Dec. 1, The Inquirer reports.

At a meeting Thursday, board members of California's ACA exchange — Covered California — addressed potential repeal of the ACA and its effects on the 1.3 million residents enrolled in marketplace health plans, reports The Mercury News.

A proposed constitutional amendment to create a universal healthcare system in Colorado was soundly defeated Tuesday night, reports The Denver Post.

The ACA lowered America's uninsured rate to a historic 8.6 percent low in the first three months of 2016 — a progression that a CDC report predicts will start slowing this year, according to CBS News.

Privately billed insurance claims related to oral cancer diagnoses rose 61 percent from 2011 to 2015, according to data from FAIR Health.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based insurer Cigna will no longer require pre-authorization for anti-addiction prescription drugs like buprenorphine, most commonly known by the brand name Suboxone, which can successfully curb opioid cravings. The new policy comes under terms of a national settlement negotiated…

Officials said at least 52 people were treated for respiratory discomfort and other minor injuries at Atchison (Kansas) Hospital Oct. 21 after a major chemical spill occurred at a nearby distillery, according to NBC-26 news.

The Louisiana Department of Health said more than 326,000 individuals have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded its program July 1, The Times-Picayune reports.