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Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act without adverse effects on labor markets

ACA Coverage Substantial, but Did Not Impact Labor Markets

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Coverage gains did not negatively impact employment levels, hours worked, earnings
Patients with nasal airway obstruction have health utility values below the mean Australian norm

Health Utility Values Improve After Septorhinoplasty

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Nasal airway obstruction appears to be linked to health outcomes
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

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12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
For patients with breast cancer

Breast Cancer Recurrence Rate Not Up With Autologous Fat Transfer

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Reconstruction with autologous fat transfer seems not to increase rate of locoregional recurrence
Data from patient- and family-reported error narratives indicate that problems related to patient-physician interactions are major contributors to diagnostic errors

Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors

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Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in the midterm elections.

Medicaid Expansion Approved in Three Republican-Leaning States

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Voters supported expansion in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho
The federal government website where Americans can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is up and running

Sign-Up Season Begins on HealthCare.gov

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Insurers are expanding their participation in the program

October 2018 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for October 2018. This roundup includes the...