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States are weighing how to raise enough money to keep the exchanges operating. In other health law news, an analysis of insurance premium rates and a new ACO launches in Topeka, Kansas.
If implemented, Medicare would set a fixed payment for all services provided during the treatment of a heart attack, instead of letting the hospital bill for each separately.
In his endorsement at the Democratic National Convention, Bernie Sanders touted his efforts to pull Hillary Clinton toward his stances on health care, including proposals to let people join Medicare early and increase funding for community health centers.
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 Colorado, Minnesota, Georgia, Kansas, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Hospitals in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Kansas and Maryland make news.
The government wants millions of volunteers to become a part of a "precision medicine cohort," with the goal of more fully understanding the causes and cures of disease. But it doesn't just want "human subjects," it wants the participants to play an active role in the long-term study.
The computerized training is designed to increase the speed at which the brain picks up and processes cues in a person’s field of vision. In other news, experts say a personality change can be an early indicator of dementia, and new research is helping doctors understand why amyloid beta isn’t properly cleared from the brain.
Veteran narcotics agents describe the neighborhood a few miles from where Democrats will convene Monday as among the most flagrant open-air drug markets on the East Coast.
Although much of the focus has been on prevention and vaccines, experts are scrambling to help doctors and families understand the lifelong ramifications of microcephaly and other Zika-related developmental disorders.
The hospitals are citing physical safety, patient privacy, player privacy, computer security and personal safety as concerns. In other news, inventors design technology with a focus on helping people with disabilities and doctors are optimistic about organ donor apps.
The organization launches a campaign, that includes personal stories of abortion, in an effort to reach a younger audience.
Even if federal officials are able to stop the two big mergers proposed by Anthem and Aetna, insurers would likely look for other ways to bolster their competitive edge, such as buying smaller insurers.
The case was brought by a Missouri lawmaker who argued that birth control coverage in his state-provided health insurance violated his religious beliefs. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Jean Hamilton says federal law requires that the government shall not "substantially burden" a person's exercise of religion. Also in health law news, Humana, which announced earlier that it is leaving many state insurance marketplaces, says it will continue to sell plans in Tennessee, and Covered California gets ready for a new rule requiring enrollees have a primary care provider.
Medicare's catastrophic coverage was originally designed to protect seniors with multiple chronic conditions from the cumulatively high costs of taking many different pills, with the government paying 80 percent of the cost of drugs above a catastrophic threshold. But pricey drugs are stressing the system to its limits.
Three people have been charged in the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice. “Medicare fraud has infected every facet of our health care system,” Wifredo A. Ferrer, the United States attorney in Miami, said Friday in announcing the indictments.
Stat raises five questions about how the issue will play at this week's Democratic National Convention. Other media outlets look at what health care will look like under a new president and how Hillary Clinton's Medicare buy-in plan might appeal to insurers and employers.
Although Hillary Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine says "the right role for government is to let women make their own decisions," he has some history with supporting anti-abortion programs that could make the topic a vulnerable spot for the Democrat in his debates with Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
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