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DOJ: Mississippi Violating Civil Rights Of People With Mental Illness

The agency has sued the state for "unnecessarily and illegally" forcing people into institutions by failing to provide other options. In other news, crisis intervention teams teach prison staff how to defuse volatile situations with inmates with mental disorders, a patients' rights group calls for a federal investigation of a New Hampshire state prison and legislation geared toward tracking mental health services for foster kids takes a step forward in California.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
What Happened To $10B Gilead Allegedly Owes In Taxes? Group Asks Feds To Investigate

The Americans for Tax Fairness wants the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department to take action against the drugmaker following a report released by the group that shows the company may have shifted billions into offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
In Battle Of Insurance Titans, Companies Eye Walmart’s ‘Ruthless’ Tactics To Hold Down Costs

In other marketplace news, outlets report on companies as well as doctors who are opting out of the traditional health insurance models in favor of alternatives while a Texas hospital settles its fight with Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
CMS Report Details Stability Of Health Law Marketplaces, Undercutting Insurers’ Complaints

Insurers fired back, though, saying the report -- which showed costs remaining basically flat between the first two years of the Affordable Care Act -- was not reflective of what they have experienced.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
Agency Shuffle: Karen DeSalvo To Step Down As Top Federal Health IT Coordinator

Dr. Vindell Washington will take over the job as head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. DeSalvo will continue in her other role at the Department of Health and Human Services as acting assistant secretary of health.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
Administration Dips Into NIH Funds As Congress Refuses To Budge On Zika

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced that the administration is moving $81 million away from biomedical research and other health programs to continue Zika vaccine development funding, which would run out by the end of the month otherwise.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
First Edition: August 12, 2016

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 12, 2016
Viewpoints: Medicaid’s Shortcomings; Mixed Messages Regarding Pain And Opioids

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

By khnsstapleton

Aug. 11, 2016
Longer Looks: Noticing Cardiac Arrest; Bug Hunting; And The Science Of Cupping

Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.

By khnshefalil

Aug. 11, 2016
State Highlights: Health Industry Is Fueling Texas Economy; Delaware City’s Needle Exchange Program To Go Statewide

Outlets report on health news from Texas, Delaware, Ohio, Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, California, Colorado and Georgia.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Anti-Abortion Activist’s Group Gets $1.6M As Part Of Texas’ Healthy Woman Program

The Healthy Texas Women program absorbs an old program that ousted Planned Parenthood, which criticized the grant saying it funnels "hard-earned tax dollars in support of their anti-abortion agenda."

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
‘I Assume You’re Calling About My Death’: Clerical Errors Turn Some Into Living Dead

One day a man got a letter from the Social Security Administration offering condolences about his recent loss of life, and what follows is a Monty Python-worthy scramble to figure out just what happened.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Puerto Ricans Shrug Off Concerns As Zika Ravages Island

For many residents, Zika is just the latest virus to hit the island -- and it doesn't seem as scary as some that have come before it. But for researchers trying to contain it, it's terrifying. "This is something you would imagine if you were writing science fiction -- but it's the reality," says Brenda Rivera Garcia, the state epidemiologist for Puerto Rico.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Hospitals, Paralyzed By Fear Over Penalties, Are Tossing Organs, Refusing To Do Transplants

Surgeries involving imperfect organs and extremely ill patients are more risky, so hospitals that do many of them run the risk of poor outcomes that may hurt their performance on the standards.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Obama Administration Lifts Restrictions On Marijuana To Aid Medical Research

Now, universities will be able to apply to grow marijuana, which experts say will alleviate the shortage researchers have faced before. However, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency has decided to reaffirm marijuana's classification as a "Schedule I" drug.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Prosecutors Investigate Valeant’s Link To Mail-Order-Pharmacy For Possible Fraud

The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan is looking into the company's relationship to Philidor Rx Services, and whether it defrauded insurers by hiding the extent of those ties.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Specialty Drug Costs Are Top Reason Insurance Will Be More Expensive Next Year, Survey Finds

Meanwhile, other stories related to the insurance market focus on expenses for uninsured testicular cancer patients, a Georgia health system deal and a federal fraud indictment in Florida.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
In Setback To Insurers, Judge Sets Aetna-Humana Trial For December

The later trial date means a ruling isn't likely to come down until January. The companies have an agreement that if the merger isn't approved by Dec. 31, Humana has the option to walk away from the deal.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
GOP Candidates Distance Campaigns From ‘Repeal-And-Replace’ Mantra Of The Past

The health law, one of most politically charged topics of the day, has faded into the background of the 2016 elections. Meanwhile, The Washington Post looks at how talking about the candidates' mental health in soundbites can be a tricky business.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016
Brewing Health Law Storm Could Rain On Next President’s First Month In Office

The fourth Obamacare signup period ends about one week before inauguration on Jan. 20, and could set the tone for the future of the health law following a precarious year for insurers on the marketplace.

By brilabuskes

Aug. 11, 2016

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