Sen. Hernandez Pulls Bill On Drug Price Transparency
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline) After being approved by a key committee last week, a bill that would
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Legislative Update
California Doctors And Hospitals Tussle Over Role Of Nurse-Midwives
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) A California bill that would allow certified nurse-midwives to practice independently is pitting
Read MoreMany pediatric clinical trials go unpublished or unfinished
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Even though various federal laws were designed to promote clinical trials for testing products in
Read MoreThe Largest Settlement
Advocate Health Care Network, which operate twelve hospitals and more than 200 other treatment locations in Illinois, will pay $5.55
Read MoreLifting the Ban on Part Human and Part Animal Embryos
On Thursday, the federal government announced plans to life the moratorium on funding of certain controversial experiments that use human
Read MoreMedicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government’s penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare
Read MoreUpdating Quality Standards for Nursing Homes.
With Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set to release their final rule updating quality standards for nursing homes in
Read MoreMedicare’s New Mandatory Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new mandatory program that would make hospitals in 98 random
Read MoreMedical groups push to water down requirements for disclosing industry ties
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Nearly 100 national and state medical societies from around the United States are backing a
Read More“The Department of Justice to Block Health Insurer Mergers
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Thursday the Justice Department is suing to block both Anthem’s$54 billion takeover of Cigna
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