Exclusive CRISPR licenses slow development of therapies, legal experts argue
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The exclusive licenses granted to three for-profit companies on key discoveries about the revolutionary genome-editing technology
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The U.S. patent office has delivered a potentially lucrative victory to bioengineer Feng Zhang of
Read MoreCalling It Off
Aetna and Humana are dropping their $37 billion merger bid ending a nearly two-year-long pursuit of a deal that would
Read MoreJudge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Patients’ Insurance
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Every night, Jason Early attaches a catheter in his chest to a machine
Read MoreNo Go on Anthem’s and Cigna Merger
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson halted Anthem’s bid to acquire Cigna for $54 billion stating the deal between the
Read MoreApology laws don’t help physicians avoid malpractice suits, study finds
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 30 states have adopted apology laws that prohibit a physician’s apology
Read MorePlan Approved To Fix Misunderstandings On Medicare Therapy Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) A federal judge has accepted Medicare’s plans to try once more to correct a commonly
Read MoreCalifornia Fines Kaiser Permanente $2.5 Million Over Missing Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have fined health care giant Kaiser Permanente
Read MoreAetna – Humana Merger
On Monday, a federal judge rejected a proposed merger between Aetna and Humana stating the deal would “be likely to
Read MoreDoctors’ Rights To Ask About Guns Not Affected By Health Law Provisions
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Should gun owners have to share information with health professionals about their firearms
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