Friday, 1 April 2016

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A third of marketplace enrollees switched plans this year
12:38:54 AM
Only about one-third of individuals who enrolled for coverage in the federal health insurance exchange during the 2016 open season opted for the same plan as they had in 2015, according to a new analysis.


Blog: Is Trump's 'punish women' position different from Cruz's and Kasich's abortion stances?
Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:07 PM
The difference between Donald Trump's original stated position in favor of punishment and Ted Cruz's and John Kasich's hard-line anti-abortion stances depends on the definition of punishment, and on what the real-world implications of their...


Hospice provider AseraCare scores a win in unusual False Claims case
Thursday, March 31, 2016 6:11 PM
A federal judge Thursday sided with hospice care provider AseraCare in an unusual fraud case, ruling that disagreements between physicians over whether patients should be eligible for hospice care do not, by themselves, prove fraud.


Endo sued over pay-for-delay deals in first-of-its-kind FTC challenge
Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:00 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is, for the first time, suing drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals for allegedly striking deals with other pharmaceutical companies to delay sales of cheaper generic drugs by promising to not immediately compete with those...


FDA says biosimilar labels should rely on reference drug data
Thursday, March 31, 2016 2:00 PM
Biologic manufacturers may not be pleased with the long-awaited biosimilar labeling guidelines released Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration.


Mountain States, Wellmont say merger would minimize job cuts
Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:23 PM
The systems say the merger, which needs approval from the states of Tennessee and Virginia, would enable them to invest in new clinical areas. In contrast, they say, outside bidders likely would impose larger layoffs.


An EHR debut under klieg lights
Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:20 PM
Two hospitals at the New York City Health & Hospitals system are expected to make the switch this weekend from their decades-old electronic health records systems to new EHRs. But the upgrade has faced controversy and public scrutiny.


HCA wants all (Charles Holliday) or nothing for 12th board member
Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:18 PM
HCA Holdings plans to make good on a pledge made in a lawsuit settlement to add another independent director to its 11-member board. But the hospital chain will rush to fill that 12th seat only if it gets the exact candidate it nominated for the...


Weaning pregnant women off addictive drugs not harmful to fetus, study says
Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:11 PM
Tennessee doctors are launching programs combining detox treatment for opiate-addicted pregnant women with intensive behavioral therapy, breaking with standard clinical practice to keep pregnant women on drug maintenance therapy.


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