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Prince died of accidental fentanyl overdose
Thursday, June 02, 2016 5:05 PM
Prince died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid painkiller that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, autopsy results released Thursday show.


Another insurer, BCBS of North Carolina, files risk-corridor lawsuit
Thursday, June 02, 2016 5:00 PM
The number of health insurers suing the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act's hampered risk-corridor program continues to grow, as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina filed a lawsuit Thursday.


FDA streamlines application process for 'compassionate use'
Thursday, June 02, 2016 2:17 PM
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized its updated application process intended to shorten the time it takes terminally ill patients to gain access to experimental drugs under the agency's "compassionate use" program.


Why lower ACA exchange enrollment may not be a bad thing
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:46 AM
The federal government cheered the 2016 open-enrollment period as more than 12.7 million signed up for health insurance, but a closer look at the data reveals many individual counties recorded precipitous annual declines in plan selections. That's...


Solicitor general who defended ACA in Supreme Court steps down
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:40 AM
U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli—who defended the Affordable Care Act in several major Supreme Court cases—will step down at the end of this month, the Justice Department said Thursday.


Instant gratification would help MACRA succeed
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:38 AM
A panel of health experts and executives who have designed and overseen value-based payment models said some truths are emerging, such as the importance of quick feedback.


Epic's Faulkner is No. 3 on Forbes' self-made women list
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:27 AM
Judith Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems, took the No. 3 spot on Forbes' list of America's Richest Self-Made Women. Forbes pegged the healthcare information technology entrepreneur's net worth at $2.4 billion.


Senior NIH doctors criticize Clinical Center leadership changes
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:24 AM
NIH clinicians say patient safety remains paramount, and were backed by a patient group that also disagrees with the management shakeup.


TeamHealth buys Calif. ER doc practice and polishes board of directors
Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:20 AM
Physician staffing giant TeamHealth has purchased a group of emergency physicians in California and selected a new leader for its board of directors, former Owens & Minor CEO James Bierman.


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