Wednesday, 16 March 2016

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VA moves to fire three more Phoenix executives in scandal
1:01:00 AM
Three more executives are being fired from the troubled Phoenix veterans hospital where a national scandal erupted two years ago over secret waiting lists and unnecessary deaths, the Veterans Affairs Department said.


Kasich upset in Ohio a stumble for Trump as nomination contests narrow
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:56 PM
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who went against the party line when he expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, won his home state Tuesday night in a blow to frontrunner Donald Trump, who maintains a strong delegate lead among Republicans.


Horizon Pharma CEO pay skyrockets
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:53 PM
CEO Timothy Walbert pulled down a pay package valued at $93.4 million in 2015, making him one of the highest-paid corporate executives in the nation. Shares of the drugmaker slid more than 13% in the wake of the news.


S.C. Gov. Haley says she's likely to sign bill restricting abortion
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:50 PM
Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she will almost certainly sign a bill banning abortion past 19 weeks in South Carolina. "I can't imagine any scenario in which I wouldn't sign it," she said.


Bibbins-Domingo named chair of the USPSTF
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:44 PM
Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is the Dr. Lee Goldman Endowed Chair in Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she serves as professor of medicine, epidemiology and biostatistics. She will chair the U.S. Preventive Services Task...


Former co-op executives jump to new insurance startup
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:03 PM
Two executives who worked at defunct co-ops have taken roles at Melody Health Insurance, a new insurance company looking to shake up the individual market.


Medicare hospice demo criticized for tight eligibility limits
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:51 AM
Some hospice advocates and providers are concerned that too few Medicare beneficiaries will qualify for a CMS experiment allowing terminally ill patients to continue curative treatment while starting hospice care.


CDC opioid prescribing guidelines unlikely to affect physicians' practices
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:49 AM
The long-awaited final guidelines for opioid prescribing issued on Tuesday mostly retained unpopular recommendations proposed last year that drew ire from some providers who worried the guidelines could limit access to pain-relieving drugs for...


New York set to require electronic prescriptions
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:34 AM
The state will be the first to penalize providers who do not issue prescriptions in electronic format.


Portable ultrasounds gain popularity among specialists
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 11:32 AM
Hospitals are expressing more interest in high-end portable ultrasounds as the devices become more widely used by a growing number of specialties.


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