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Proposed rule sets fines for drug companies that overcharge 340B hospitals
Friday, June 19, 2015 6:55 PM
The Obama administration issued draft regulations that would impose fines on drug companies that overcharge hospitals and clinics for medication purchased under the government's 340B drug discount program.


Federal VA healthcare program jeopardizes Alaska system
Friday, June 19, 2015 6:54 PM
A new program to deliver healthcare to veterans across the nation has jeopardized the Alaska system used as a model, triggering outrage from the state's U.S. senators and frustration from vets.


UAW eyes healthcare alliance among self-insured automakers
Friday, June 19, 2015 6:30 PM
The head of the United Auto Workers wants to pool the employees of the Detroit Three automobile companies to extract lower prices from healthcare companies.


CBO: No matter what, repealing ACA will add to deficit
Friday, June 19, 2015 6:22 PM
No matter how Republicans slice it, repealing the Affordable Care Act will add to the federal deficit, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.


Healthcare underwriters among those charged with municipal bond fraud
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:34 PM
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 36 municipal underwriting firms, including many that work in healthcare, with violations in municipal bond offerings.


Blame premium increases on the ACA?
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:00 PM
A House subcommittee Wednesday will debate the impact of the Affordable Care Act on premiums. Some believe premiums have skyrocketed because of the health reform law. Health insurance experts say it's complicated.


Transplant community still split on organ donation and allocation
Friday, June 19, 2015 4:29 PM
Geographic disparities in access to organs remains a big problem in the U.S., and some members of the transplant community say a pending plan to fix it focuses too much on "shuffling organs" and too little on boosting stagnant donation rates.


House budget proposal could eliminate AHRQ
Friday, June 19, 2015 2:35 PM
The National Institutes of Health is slated to receive a $1.1 billion funding boost in fiscal 2016 under a draft bill released this week by House lawmakers. The same budget calls for a number of cuts, including eliminating the Agency for Healthcare...


Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortions could lift telemedicine
Friday, June 19, 2015 2:30 PM
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday struck down a rule prohibiting doctors from administering abortion-inducing drugs remotely via technology, a decision with potential implications for telemedicine nationwide.


ACA repeal would boost economy but add to deficit: CBO
Friday, June 19, 2015 2:00 PM
Repealing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would modestly increase the budget deficit even as it boosts the economy, according to a nonpartisan government study released Friday.


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