A murder case over assisted dying divides Quebec. Should the law be changed?
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) MONTREAL — The prosecution arrived first, in black robes with white bibs, wheeling boxes of
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Single-payer bill fails in Senate
(By Leo Varorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) A GOP bill proposing a single payer system was voted down Thursday, according
Read MoreTelehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360)
U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-MS) has re-introduced the Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360), which would expand the list of healthcare
Read MoreFrom chemicals to life: Scientists try to build cells from scratch
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) Various scientists around the world are trying to build cells from scratch. Marileen Dogterom has been piecing
Read MoreFDA head seeks unlikely allies in opioid fight: Insurers and PBMs
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scott Gottlieb, MD, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, plans to meet
Read MoreIllinois now faces $5B in unpaid group insurance claims
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) As a result of years of budget turmoil in Illinois, the state now
Read MoreAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology: Bundled payments don’t control cancer drug costs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Society of Clinical Oncology urged against using bundled payments to control
Read MoreWhistleblowers: United Healthcare Hid Complaints About Medicare Advantage
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) United Healthcare Services Inc., which runs the nation’s largest private Medicare Advantage insurance
Read MoreMany pharma transparency policies are vague, ambiguous, and contradictory
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) After several years in which drug makers have been pressured to release clinical trial data,
Read MoreA tiny part of the brain appears to orchestrate the whole body’s aging
(By Jonathan Wosen for STAT) Why do we age? It’s a seemingly simple question that nonetheless scientists don’t have a
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