‘Pink,’ a synthetic opioid linked to nearly 50 US deaths, to be banned
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to ban a little-known drug called U-47700, also known
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Legislative Update
Ballot Initiatives: Voters Reject Calif. Drug Pricing Measure; Colo. Single-Payer System
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It’s been a tumultuous presidential campaign, with the outcome billed as a “change”
Read MoreCalifornians can sock it to ‘greedy’ pharma. But will ballot vote bring down drug prices?
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) As Americans grapple with the rising cost of medicines, a contentious ballot measure1 in California
Read MoreMedicare Bars New ‘Seamless Conversion’ Efforts For Some Seniors
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) The federal government is temporarily blocking more health insurance companies from automatically moving
Read MoreDoctors’ Pay to beSubjected to Quality Measures, Says Medicare
With procedural changes designed “to reward quality, penalize poor performance and avoid paying piecemeal for services,” the Medicare Access and CHIP
Read MoreColorado Wrestles With Ethics Of Aid-In-Dying As Vote Looms
(By John Daley for NPR) Last spring everything changed for Denver resident Matt Larson. “One day I was fine,” says
Read MoreLoopholes on animal antibiotics may undermine battle against superbugs
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A new federal policy aimed at reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture may
Read MoreNew Law Will Expand Mental Health Services For Low-Income Californians
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) The staff of Clinica Sierra Vista, which has health centers throughout the Central Valley,
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Signs Flurry Of Health Laws
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline) Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on a variety of bills in September that
Read MoreSenate effort to increase access to experimental drugs is blocked
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An effort to get the US Senate to pass a so-called Right to Try bill
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