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The British company names Emma Walmsley as its next chief executive. In other industry news, Bayer raises forecasts for sales of its new medications, and research finds that a blood pressure treatment may work on malaria.
Under the bundled payments program, doctors and hospitals are paid a set amount per patient for a single episode of care, such as a hip replacement, rather than paying for individual services. The report found that of the 15 types of care studied, 11 had potential to save the government money.
The new language, according to an aide, would enable a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Puerto Rico to access federal funding, as Democrats demand. However, some of the money provided for the Zika response will be offset, in return.
The report shows that hospitals increasingly bypass weaker antibiotics that are considered the first line of defense in favor of more potent ones, even as the threat of resistance looms ever greater.
No new cases of Zika have been reported in Wynwood since early August. The attention is now shifting to Miami Beach, where more mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus.
The agency overturns its advisory committee in approving Sarepta's drug, which is expected to cost an average of $300,000 a year. Some see the move as a dangerous precedent: “A decade from now, will we look back at this approval as a turning point when the FDA ceased to function as a public health agency?” says Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research.
Louisiana health officials point to specific examples of treatment for breast cancer, diabetes and colon cancer screening to highlight Medicaid expansion efforts. In other news, the ACLU sues Colorado for its policy denying some Medicaid enrollees hepatitis C treatment, and insurers sue Pennsylvania over a Medicaid contract.
The Washington Post reports that Republicans are highlighting the withdrawal of several major insurers from health law online marketplaces and premium increases that will likely be announced just days before Election Day, especially in states with competitive Senate races. Also, a new study from the Urban Institute finds that unsubsidized policies in those online marketplaces are still cheaper than the full cost of employer-provided coverage.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Outlets report on health news from Michigan, California, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Washington.
The companies are accused in the state audit of scores of violations in 2015, with some allegedly overcharging by millions of dollars, the Boston Globe reports. Also, West Virginia officials report on savings on inmates' hospitalization costs through Medicaid, and Wisconsin health officials request an increase Medicaid spending.
Scientists are hopeful that any resolution coming from the high-level meeting will provide advocates with ammunition: “It gives people and organizations a hammer to hit them on the head to say, ‘You agreed to this and you are not doing it,’” says Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Washington-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy.
Prevention has typically focused on depression, but for children under 12, attention deficit disorder is a bigger factor, a new study finds. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe looks at the high rate of depression and suicide among veterinarians.
The vice president talks with Stat about his lifelong commitment to improve cancer research, "cancer politics" and more.
Many veterans who have given up on medication or exposure therapy find solace in activities such as scuba diving and yoga. Meanwhile, Reveal has launched a series looking back on the VA scandal and what happened after it all came to light.
Some say technology has evolved enough to cut back on the biggest risks involved in the process, though.
The new rules are designed to make it easier for researchers to understand what experiments must be included in the federal database. "This has been a very opaque world up until to now," Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf said. "These are tremendous changes."
Modern Healthcare looks at consumers' frustrations with their insurance companies. Meanwhile, the rate of uninsured falls to an all-time low in Massachusetts, and Republicans on Capitol Hill gear up to fight any efforts to give insurers extra money for health law programs.
Although the debate over the Planned Parenthood provision is defused, other sticking points arose over the weekend. Still, lawmakers hope to seal an agreement Monday.
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