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Language was eliminated from the final bill that would have only provided grants to states that required physicians to check drug databases before they wrote a painkiller prescription. Doctors lobbied against the provision, saying it was too burdensome. And marijuana laws make news in Texas and New Hampshire.
In other news related to the hospital industry, a Georgia court case tests privacy laws, CEOs discuss gun violence and race relations, a nasty budget fights hits a Massachusetts agency that tracks health care costs, Catholic Health System works on turnaround plan and a Florida family sues a hospital for forcing a patient release.
Gene editing and a new spinal surgery guidance system also make headlines.
Researchers count on about 1.7 million patients to participate in drug trials around the world each year, but they are resorting to new methods of helping consumers find out about the opportunities and participate because they have trouble retaining patients. In other drug developments, Glaxo scientists and federal prosecutors wrestle over access to trade secrets; questions about whether Pfizer will split into two parts; Teva, a generic drug maker, joins the pharmaceutical industry's trade group; and other news.
Workers at the coffee company will be able to select a plan from as many as six national and regional carriers, instead of the one currently offered, starting in October. And casino owner Carl Icahn withdraws a health care offer in the labor dispute at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.
Meanwhile, outlets report on a range of women's health developments including pregnancy with reimplanted ovaries; mammograms and breast density; episiotomies; and other news.
The state is planning to move all children and parents covered by Medicaid into managed care plans by next May, but consumer groups say the change doesn't guarantee better care or savings. Also, federal officials ask Utah to get more public comment on its Medicaid expansion plan, and Indiana's efforts on expansion are not expected to change with a new governor coming onboard next year.
CNBC reports that if the acquisition gets a regulatory green light, the combined company's Medicare Advantage enrollment would be nearly 4.5 million members, which is about 25 percent of this year's national enrollment. Also in the news, compounding pharmacies are increasingly under scrutiny as a new frontier for Medicare fraudsters.
Covered California is scheduled to unveil its 2017 rates today, and experts predict that the increases could be far higher than in previous years. Also, outlets report on insurance co-op news in Wisconsin, New Mexico and Oregon.
The disease does not appear to have been transmitted through a mosquito bite or sexual contact, the two ways previously identified by researchers for Zika to spread.
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 New York, Maryland, Texas, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, California, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio.
The efforts, which are designed to meet the wishes and needs of frail elderly, could also help cut the states' Medicaid spending. News outlets also report on Medicaid developments in Iowa, Ohio, Connecticut and North Carolina.
Although many researchers are setting their sights on a less ambitious goal, talk of finding a cure leads the 21st International AIDS Conference, and many are starting to think it might be a possibility. In other news, photographer Gideon Mendel talks about his project with HIV patients.
The transplant list is based the severity of a patient's condition. So should doctors try to game the system to get an organ? In other public health news, employers are using wellness plans to combat stress for their workers and a program uses horses to reduce teen suicides.
“Toxic stress” caused by racism and violence can take a heavy toll on the learning, behavior, and health of children, experts say, and American Academy of Pediatrics is going beyond just the usual recommendations to try to address it. Meanwhile, in West Virginia, residents and mental health officials are still coping with the trauma caused by recent flooding.
Until now, CDC's guidance to prevent sexual transmission was based on the assumption that any spread occurs from a man to his partners.
State leaders gathered in Iowa for the National Governors Association meeting where they devoted a session on Friday to addressing the opioid epidemic ravaging the country. In other news, an opioid for elephants is showing up in street drugs, Maryland's decision to exclude a medication used to taper addiction from its Medicaid preferred drugs list draws criticism and the crisis hits Florida's youngest residents.
Dr. Eric Topol, 62, talks with Stat about technology and the future of precision medicine. In other news, virtual reality is proving to be an effective — if unexpected — treatment for PTSD, and a panel to implement telemedicine in Florida gets off to a strong start.
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