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A letter from Aetna's CEO reveals a clear threat to the Department of Justice that if it challenged Aetna's proposed merger with Humana it would need to take immediate action to "to mitigate public exchange and ACA small group losses."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on the pharmaceutical drug industry.
Outlets report on health news from Massachusetts, Colorado, Connecticut, California, Florida, Virginia and New York.
Kentucky is the third state to sue the company over its vaginal mesh products.
A recent poll shows that about 1 in 4 Americans are very concerned about the Zika virus, but more than double have qualms about the federal government's ability to adequately handle an outbreak.
Media outlets also report on efforts to use fitness apps to make exercise more enjoyable and the risk that strollers and car seats pose to children.
Bromberg was a leading health-care lobbyist who often avoided the spotlight but cultivated support from both political parties. He unsuccessfully sought to get the Clinton administration to modify its plan for health reform and then played a key role in fighting the proposal.
The Health and Human Services inspector general's office says the state received money for children who didn't qualify. Meanwhile, in Kansas, state officials cancel public meetings on plans to cut reimbursements for Medicaid providers.
A lightning rod in the charged atmosphere of the current debate on abortion, Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards is viewed as a heroic defender of women's health care or a cunning puppet-master -- depending on who is doing the talking.
The drug, which garnered promising results in a large clinical trial, is expected to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile, another article examines why medicating kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder makes them safer.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco orders that pot growers, suppliers and users cannot be prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice if their actions are not illegal under state law. Meanwhile, Arizona receives 750 applications for 31 dispensary licenses that will be granted in October.
The insurance provider had departing employees sign illegal severance agreements that stripped away their financial incentives to blow the whistle on any questionable activities.
Though candidates haven't been beating the repeal and replace drum as loudly this cycle, Aetna's withdrawal from a majority of ACA exchanges brings the topic back into the election spotlight.
Media outlets report from Arizona, Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas on what Aetna's exit from most health law marketplaces means for the states.
“The exchanges are a mess as they exist today,” says Aetna's CEO Mark Bertolini. The company is the latest insurer to announce it is pulling out of most markets.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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