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MergerWatch found that only eight states and the District of Columbia mandate regulatory review when hospitals enter into more informal partnerships rather than full-scale mergers. The hospitals, the report says, are doing what makes sense business wise, but that leaves the patients with very little protection.
Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana -- but it is still classified in the same category as heroin by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The agency is facing pressure to reevaluate its classifications, but has so far shown little willingness to relax the restrictions.
The FDA is participating in a global effort led by INTERPOL to curb the spread of dangerous counterfeit prescription drugs.
The report found that the Food and Drug Administration is taking far too long to issue recalls, endangering the safety of the nation's food supply.
The federal government joined with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to file a civil antitrust case against the state's largest health system, alleging it used contract requirements to quash competition.
The measure, which provides appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies, has drawn rare bipartisan support. Also on Capitol Hill, a measure was introduced in the House which would direct HHS to train health professionals to identify patients who are victims of human trafficking. Meanwhile, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., is skeptical about the prospects of attaching a pending mental health reform bill to legislation focused on opioid abuse.
The enrollment was aided by the state's coordination with other groups that serve low-income families. Meanwhile in Utah, many residents push for a Medicaid extension for an additional 16,000 people.
The New York Times takes a look at the Geisinger Health Plan's efforts to provide care to the community it serves as a means to explore why health care expenses and insurance premiums continue to rise. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell took steps to quell the doubts of insurers who participate in Obamacare exchanges.
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 Missouri, Arkansas, New York, Louisiana, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, Tennessee, Hawaii and North Carolina.
Meanwhile, a Maryland physician pleads guilty to health care fraud after he fled to Panama amid charges that he overprescribed painkillers, and two former employees of CareFlight are alleging in a federal whistle-blower suit that the nonprofit air and ground medical service provider improperly billed the federal government.
Ohio is now the 26th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. However, the law sets out a number of steps that must take place in order to establish the state's program, which is expected to be operational in about two years.
The union says it is protesting Allina Health's “unwillingness to respond to their proposals on workplace violence and staffing issues." The strike will be for one week.
Some are worried that low-income people will be pressured into choosing the option over more expensive long-term care.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Misoprostol is easy to get without a prescription in Mexico, but it lacks the second half of the regimen — mifepristone. Meanwhile, after Texas cut its HIV prevention contract with Planned Parenthood, the state promised there would be no gap in services. That hasn't proven to be the case.
If approved, the regulation would allow Veterans Affairs hospitals to provide the procedure. In other news, the struggles of an old Army buddy prompt a scientist to study battlefield brain injuries.
As the state moves to ensure the safety of the drinking water, emails are released showing that a Portland Public Schools' senior manager resisted testing and spread false information. And in Chicago, an additional 11 elementary schools show high lead levels in a pilot testing program.
Meanwhile, news outlets report on public health developments related to multiple sclerosis, genetic engineering, sleep deprivation for shift workers and a chickenpox outbreak at a federal detention center.
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