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Cancer researchers say that typical drug vials hold too much medication for most patients and that the rest is thrown away. In other pharmaceutical news, The Wall Street Journal reports on how supplements can interfere with prescription drugs while Bloomberg profiles a Gilead executive tackling the high cost of its hepatitis C treatment.
The pharmaceutical company's former ties to drug distributor Philidor Rx Services are being probed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Meanwhile, CEO Mike Pearson returns after a two-month medical leave to an uncertain future for the firm.
The area is hard to navigate using just a scope. In other health IT news, hospitals are using robots to drop off food, pick up trash and other tasks that help save money.
Federal health official announced that technology companies, hospital systems and doctors' groups have agreed to take steps that will make electronic health records easier to use including improving patient access to their own files, stop blocking health information sharing and put standards for digital communication between systems in place. But some worry the deal allows companies too much wiggle room.
The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination has turned her attention to the Republican field, homing in on their plan to end the health law. "They never tell you what they’ll put it in its place because you won’t like it," Hillary Clinton says.
The young lawyers will face off on Wednesday in front of the Supreme Court. News outlets offer further coverage of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a case centering on a Texas law that requires abortion clinics to meet all standards for an “ambulatory surgical center” and for physicians performing the procedure to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles.
Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard says there isn't enough time left for lawmakers to adequately consider his plan, but he hints the issue could come up in a special session or in 2017. In Utah, a House committee approves a bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to the chronically homeless, mentally ill and those recently released from prison.
Modern Healthcare reports on the final rule out Monday that backs down from earlier efforts by the administration to force insurers to have minimum quantitative standards for networks of hospitals and doctors and to offer standardized options for health plans. News outlets also look at health law issues in Texas, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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News outlets report on health issues in Florida, California, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nebraska, West Virginia and Connecticut.
News outlets report on other hospital-related news in Florida, Minnesota and Washington.
Gov. John Kasich recently signed a bill prohibiting taxpayer dollars to go to agencies that promote or perform abortions, and those speaking out against the legislation say no one will listen to them. Meanwhile, in Kansas, women struggle to find preventive care after state shutters Planned Parenthood clinics.
The proposal, which has been under discussion for five months, is an effort to save money and make operations more efficient. At the same time, the Georgia House has moved to raise pay for doctors who accept Medicaid patients.
The New York Times profiles the trend toward "everything-in-one" facilities that offer both independent and assisted-living options. And USA Today reports on how the swelling ranks of adults with Alzheimer's and dementia pose new challenges for everyone from caregivers and police to store clerks and restaurant servers.
A Modern Healthcare survey of industry executives finds that 93 percent say the threat of security breaches will have some impact on their health IT spending this year. Meanwhile, in an example of such a cyberattack, "ransomware" hackers target Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' computers.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in August that the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 “prohibits a person from being both the acting officer and the permanent nominee.” The ruling appears to affect at least two top health care officials.
Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, says the system's built-in processes -- filling out forms, dealing with co-pays, running from one specialist to the next -- are what people find difficult, even if they rate the quality of care they are receiving as high. In the same series of polls, NPR and its partners look at how states are faring two years after the health law went into effect.
The CEO says the company, which is facing scrutiny from regulators, grew too fast.
The New York Times profiles Stephen J. Ubl, the president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Also in the news, AARP releases a study regarding drug-pricing trends, STAT examines how doctors increasingly offer medication advice on social media and The Wall Street Journal reports on European pharma's difficulties in the U.S. marketplace.
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