HEALTH CARE
Thousands of Minnesotans to Receive Health Rebates Under Franken Provision of ACA If the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision didn’t signal that at long last it’s time to actually get to know the Affordable Care Act, then perhaps the appearance of a check in the mailbox will get John and Jane Q. Public’s attention.
Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years Kept Secret The CDC officer had a serious warning for Florida health officials in April: A tuberculosis outbreak in Jacksonville was one of the worst his group had investigated in 20 years. Linked to 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, including six children, it would require concerted action to stop. That report had been penned on April 5, exactly nine days after Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill that shrank the Department of Health and required the closure of the A.G. Holley State Hospital in Lantana, where tough tuberculosis cases have been treated for more than 60 years.
Sen. Lourey: Medicare Expansion is Good for Minnesota The bottom line: Expanding Medicaid is a greater value for Minnesotans at a lower cost to the state, a deal few could pass up.
Consumer Reports Rates the Most Dangerous & Safest Hospitals “There is an epidemic of health-care harm,” says Rosemary Gibson, a patient-safety advocate and author. More than 2.25 million Americans will probably die from medical harm in this decade, she says. “That’s like wiping out the entire populations of North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It’s a man-made disaster.”
LABOR NOTES
The middle class assault continues – American Airlines Sues to Stop Retiree Benefits American says it never promised benefits to last the retirees’ entire lives, and it reserved the right to change the benefits plan.