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The proposed law would upgrade the use of such ransomware to a felony. Elsewhere, news outlets cover health IT developments related to buying insurance on a smartphone, providing emergency personnel with medical information from an app and distracting tech-savvy kids before surgery.
The groups, led by the ACLU, write in a letter to Paul Ryan that the work of the select committee has "gone well beyond that scope and engaged in a fishing expedition in an apparent attempt to ratify a discredited smear campaign against Planned Parenthood." Elsewhere, lawyers for abortion clinics in Alabama ask a judge to block new state laws.
The analysis examines data on roughly 10,000 physician faculty members at 24 medical schools, including those of the University of North Carolina and the University of Washington.
Meanwhile, New York has conditionally offered approval of the takeover, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is urging Aetna to stay in the state regardless of the decision on the merger.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner calls for a more robust evaluation process for medical devices. In other news, the Cures Bill, which would have strong impact for the agency, is likely on hold until the next Congress. And, recent FDA approvals of a new heart device and drug to treat dry eye also make headlines.
A USA Today examination finds nearly identical language used by a physician trade group and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) to oppose a proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for drugs administered in doctors' offices. The paper also notes that the points made by patient groups funded by drugmakers that oppose the project track closely with the doctors' and industry's. Also in the news, drugmakers are spending big on California campaigns.
A study finds that when patients are able to choose between two medications that do the same thing, they report fewer side effects than those prescribed a single drug. In other news, even though the U.S. gave the industry a boost to develop innovative antibiotics in 2012, many companies are just making slight adjustments to old formulas, and health professionals warn about the dangers for heart patients of mixing drugs.
Neither side shows any evidence of caving, so it's unlikely the funding will be approved before Congress leaves for a seven-week recess. Meanwhile, KHN talks with the man at the center of the country's response to the outbreak.
In a speech outlining his proposal of how to fix veterans' health care, Donald Trump said they should have the ability to opt out of using VA doctors in favor of private sector health-care providers. Hillary Clinton's campaign denounced the plan. In other news, Trump will have to strike the right chords on abortion at the upcoming convention if he wants a united backing, strategists advise.
The announcement to lawmakers dealt with the governor’s proposed changes to the Medicaid program. News outlets also report on Medicaid expansion developments in Georgia, Montana and South Dakota.
The fight between Democrats and Republicans over Affordable Care Act spending goes beyond health care. In other health law news, insurers are fighting legislation aimed at slashing the risk corridor program, and numbers out of Kansas offer a glimpse of stability in an increasingly turbulent marketplace.
President Barack Obama writes an article for The Journal of the American Medical Association summarizing the legacy of his signature legislation and offering ways to improve it. Obama also targets high drug prices as a problem that needs to be addressed by the next president.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions from around the country on health care.
Outlets report on health news from Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, New York, California, Florida, Iowa and Maryland.
Texas lawmakers ordered $350 million in cuts for Medicaid programs that provide physical, speech and occupational therapy to disabled children arguing that the state overpaid for those services.
Instead of focusing on the aesthetics of weight loss, like many programs do, a study appeals to gay and bisexual women's desire to improve overall health. In other public health news, a woman continues to fight for an autism treatment even after its success fades for her son, "healthy buildings" offer residents wellness perks, shortages persist for organ donations, and other stories.
The emergency medicine team at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas talks about the night of the shooting. “It’s one thing to drill and practice it, and it’s another thing to do it,” said Dr. Stephen Burgher.
The patient was elderly and had an underlying health condition. In other news, as Congress struggles to reach a deal over Zika funding, senior health officials warn that Ebola could ignite back into a pressing threat at any time, and lawmakers work to create a FEMA-like emergency health care fund.
The drugmaker tracked the clinic that was prescribing a jaw-dropping amount of OxyContin — one employee wrote in an email: "I feel very certain this is an organized drug ring...” — but said nothing to the DEA until years later. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Times also looks at the Washington city that was ravaged by the drug ring.
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