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This is the second consecutive year that the District of Columbia has topped all states in Medicare waste per beneficiary. In other news, Medicare officials warn Pennsylvania health plans that they could face fines if they don't fix their directories.
Kaleo will make the product free for those without insurance or families with low-income, but it's setting a high price for insurance companies. Meanwhile, Mylan has not reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over how it classified the EpiPen under Medicaid.
Stat offers a glossary of the terms and messaging both sides are using -- from "repair and rebuild" to "make America sick again." In other news, Republicans still don't appear to have a detailed replacement plan as Donald Trump is about to be sworn into office; nearly 50 percent of Americans say they favor the health law; a health care giant sees hope in "replacement"; and a transparency database may be on the chopping block.
Republican governors meet with members of the Senate Finance Committee to pitch "creative" ideas so that people who gained coverage through the health law's expansion of Medicaid don't lose it.
It is not yet known whether Trump will permanently reappoint Dr. Francis Collins to be his NIH director for his full term.
Critics of the HHS nominee say that he has a long career of trying to take health care away from millions of Americans. Meanwhile, NPR offers a look at his stock portfolio. In other news, a pharma CEO and campaign donor wanted a study that questioned the safety of one of his drugs removed from a government website -- so he turned to Price for help.
It's still unclear how Donald Trump's views on health care will mesh with congressional Republicans' ideas, but the eyes of a nation are watching as they navigate dismantling Barack Obama's signature legislation.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
As the new president's inauguration nears, opinion writers look at how his health plans are shaping up and the Senate confirmation hearing for Rep. Tom Price, who was named by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Outlets report on health news from Colorado, California, Virginia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan, Maryland, Ohio and Arizona.
The strain of the bacteria is primarily transmitted by an infected person. Today's other public health stories report on toxic lead levels, duplicative cancer studies and the U.S. obesity epidemic.
A Washington Post report shows that beginning in 2013, DEA lawyers at headquarters started to delay and block enforcement efforts against large opioid distributors and others, requiring investigators in the field to meet a higher burden of proof before they could take action. In other news, a Stat reporter goes behind the scenes at a DEA drug lab, an opioid maker settles a lawsuit over aggressive marketing and the medical license of a doctor known as the "Candy Man" is permanently suspended.
The partnership's goal is to get ahead of epidemics instead of always just reacting after they've already begun to spread.
Mallinckrodt will have to pay a $100 million fine to settle antitrust allegations. Stat looks at Martin Shkreli's role in the investigation.
Forward looks to offer patients a high-tech, personalized health care service for a monthly membership fee.
As Congress stands poised to strip away funding for Planned Parenthood and dismantle the health law, thus possibly rolling back protections on women's health care, Democrats warn Donald Trump that the eyes of America's women are watching him.
The revised regulation lifts a proposal that would have required scientists to get written consent before using patient samples, DNA or other “biospecimens” obtained during medical procedures.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which earlier had given a summary that showed overall problems, provides names of companies that fared badly in the survey and other details.
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