Friday, 29 May 2015

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Feds allege pain clinics operated as 'pill mills'
8:45:00 AM
A federal grand jury in Baltimore has indicted 16 people associated with pain management clinics in Maryland Washington, alleging the facilities operated as "pill mills," prescribing and dispensing oxycodone for people without a medical...


Susannah Fox named first woman CTO at HHS
Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:26 PM
The longtime Pew Research Center expert on the impact of health information technology and social media on patient engagement and consumers will take over as HHS's top technology adviser.


'Show me the money' is not the right approach in preventive care
Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:04 PM
A new report calls for increasing the evidence base for what works in preventive health and incentivizing prevention and public health measures. One expert says the call for financial analysis of these efforts should end "foolish economic...


Northwestern Memorial, KishHealth propose affiliation
Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:19 PM
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with the two-hospital KishHealth System in DeKalb, Ill.


UnitedHealth Group cautiously optimistic on Supreme Court subsidy ruling
Thursday, May 28, 2015 4:15 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court case over the Affordable Care Act's subsidies will be decided in the next month, and the nation's largest health insurer remains guarded about how it thinks a ruling would affect the healthcare industry.


Teva will pay $1.2 billion in FTC pay-for-delay settlement
Thursday, May 28, 2015 4:00 PM
Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay $1.2 billion to purchasers to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that a company it acquired stalled generic versions of its popular sleep-disorder drug Provigil from entering the market.


Lehigh Valley Health Network, Pocono Health System in tentative deal
Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:49 PM
Lehigh Valley Health Network, the growing system in Allentown, Pa., would expand its geographic reach under a tentative deal with the Pocono Health System, based in Tobyhanna, Pa.


Rhode Island reports spike in STD infections
Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:46 PM
Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in Rhode Island, a trend the state's department of health attributes to better STD testing, as well as higher rates of high-risk sexual behavior.


Administration asks judge to toss House healthcare suit
Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:30 PM
A skeptical federal judge grilled Obama administration lawyers Thursday over the House GOP's healthcare lawsuit, sounding unlikely to side with the president and dismiss the case.


Elderly at risk as generic drug costs rise, savings drop
Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:29 PM
Prices for a number of generic prescription drugs most commonly used by seniors saw their smallest decline in nearly a decade in 2013, according to a new report. Researchers say it's the start of a trend that could limit access to some medications...


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