| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Sanders wouldn't scrap ACA to create single-payer system | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:14 PM | |
| | During the last Democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton said she shares Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' hope for universal health coverage but wants to build on the Affordable Care Act to achieve it. |
| Brazilian official confirms Zika spread via transfusion | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 7:00 PM | |
| | Two people in southeastern Brazil contracted the Zika virus through blood transfusions, a municipal health official said Thursday, presenting a fresh challenge to efforts to contain the virus on top of the disclosure of a case of sexual transmission... |
| FDA vows changes to prescription opioid drug policies | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 6:13 PM | |
| | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said that as a response to the nation's opioid drug abuse epidemic, the agency will change its policies on reviewing new painkillers and will work with experts to safely label drugs, including those... |
| Blog: CDC alcohol warning results in hangover for agency | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 3:00 PM | |
| | Women (and men) on social media are lashing out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accusing the federal health agency of overstepping its boundaries. The agency warned women of child-bearing age who are not currently using birth... |
| AtlantiCare EVP will succeed retiring CEO | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 2:46 PM | |
| | Lori Herndon, who began her career at AtlantiCare more than three decades ago as a nurse, will succeed David Tilton as president and CEO of the New Jersey subsidiary of Geisinger Health System. |
| ACA enrollment pleases HHS. Insurers will be tougher crowd. | | Thursday, February 04, 2016 11:01 AM | |
| | Roughly 12.7 million Americans signed up for a health plan on the federal and state insurance exchanges by the end of the Affordable Care Act's third open enrollment. But the exchanges still face industry criticism. |
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