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It's the first time a jury has ordered the company to pay damages over claims that it knew decades ago that its talc-based products could cause cancer and failed to warn its customers.
When patients aren't covered by insurance, or have high deductibles, hospitals are struggling to collect those bills, putting pressure on the entire industry. In other news, WellCare shares jumped after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced proposed Medicare payment changes, Genesis Healthcare's chief executive says the company is in good shape despite some short-term turbulence, and Bayer names its new CEO.
Various proposals are being floated, including measures to address doctor shopping as well as protections for opioid-dependent parents who seek treatment, that could ultimately be folded into a comprehensive effort. Meanwhile, The Huffington Post reports on the White House's interest in tackling the epidemic.
Senate Republicans say they are united behind this position. Meanwhile, in an interview with RealClearHealth, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle offers his thoughts on the polarized climate on Capitol Hill that gives rise to such lines in the sand and the current legal battle between Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Obama administration over the health law. In other news, The New York Times examines how the Texas abortion case, which is currently on the high court's docket, could have implications across state lines.
Meanwhile, supporters of expansion plans in Maine have relaunched their efforts. And Wyoming lawmakers are debating a bill that would block the state from expanding Medicaid for two years while a study is conducted.
Although the Government Accountability Office did not allege widespread cheating, investigators noted that the administration had struggled with questions of eligibility. Meanwhile, New York's health exchange reports that the number of people who are uninsured in the state has dropped by 850,000 since 2013.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are investigating another 14 similar cases. Meanwhile, two Texas hospitals have developed a rapid test for the virus.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets report on health issues in New York, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Puerto Rico and Minnesota.
The legislation would expand a tax on health care plans while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on services for the developmentally disabled. In other state legislative news, Georgia lawmakers advance bills to support the state's struggling rural hospitals and to prevent companies' health plans from limiting cancer drug coverage. News outlets also report on developments from Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Missouri.
The nation's governors are meeting in Washington, D.C., this week and are pointing to the epidemic of opioid abuse and heroin addiction as straining their state resources. News organizations also report on local efforts to combat drug abuse in Maryland, New York and California.
With diminished public health funding following budget cuts, state and local officials across the country say they would be hard pressed to handle outbreaks such as Zika. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.9 billion in emergency spending to combat the virus.
In what will be its first abortion-related case in nearly 10 years, justices will consider a challenge to a central aspect of the anti-abortion cause.
The proposal would change the bidding process for plans sponsored by employers and unions for retirees. Meanwhile, The Associated Press examines how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' favorable assessment of factors affecting rates is playing out with other Medicare Advantage plans. In other marketplace news, a group calls for the creation of long-term care insurance plans similar to Medicare, CVS health says it toned down its prescription drug spending, and the new leader at Zenefits tries to rein in the rambunctious culture at the startup.
For Democrats, health care policies -- including buzz words such as "universal coverage" or the "public option" -- are proving to be a divisive issue this election season. Meanwhile, former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius endorses Hillary Clinton.
Some Democrats had held up the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to push the FDA to take a harder line on prescription drug prices and the abuse of opioid painkillers.
In addition, a coalition of police agencies and health care providers in Maine is again pushing to expand the health insurance program for low-income people. This time, they are linking their plan to efforts to combat the heroin crisis.
Hospitals at first were seeing more new patients because of the Affordable Care Act, but now, with debt from large mergers climbing and the rise of high-deductible plans, some think hospitals have been "left holding the bag." But one health system in Wisconsin credits the health law for an increase in its profits.
The Washington Post reports that 18 written warnings that the online insurance marketplace was off course were overlooked. Meanwhile, Connect For Health Colorado, the state's health exchange, is contemplating shifting some operations to its federal counterpart, and many Connecticut residents who signed up for coverage missed their first payments.
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