| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Obama nominates FDA's No. 2 official to lead agency | | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 6:30 PM | |
| | President Barack Obama has nominated the Food and Drug Administration's second-highest ranking official, Dr. Robert Califf, to lead the agency, which regulates consumer products ranging from medications to seafood to cigarettes. |
| FDA orders ban on R.J. Reynolds Tobacco cigarettes | | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 4:00 PM | |
| | The Food and Drug Administration has halted sales of four R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. cigarette brands because they did not meet the agency's safety review requirements. |
| NIMH director leaves post to run Google mental health initiative | | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 3:00 PM | |
| | Dr. Thomas Insel, director for the National Institute of Mental Health, will step down effective Nov. 1, after serving in that capacity for 13 years. Insel will spearhead a new Google Life Sciences effort focusing on mental health. |
| Premium subsidies flow heavily to populous, poor states | | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:31 PM | |
| | More than half of this year's $27 billion in Affordable Care Act premium subsidies are going to five states, which has created a big but risky business opportunity for health insurers. |
| CMS moves forward with rule on out-of-pocket limits | | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:28 PM | |
| | The CMS is sticking to its guns on the maximum out-of-pocket limits for medical care, stating Tuesday that members within families shouldn't have to pay more than individual consumers. |
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