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Blue Cross will develop a provider network, a customer center and information technology services to administer the expanded low-income health program. In related insurance news, Independence Blue Cross CEO Daniel Hilferty will also take on board chairman duties for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association of America.
In other pharmaceutical news, generic drug maker Endo Health reaches a $39-million fluoride settlement over alleged mislabeling; a report finds the cost of Medicaid-generic drugs have risen faster than inflation; and researchers' financial ties to the industry are explored.
Kaiser Permanente says it will base physician training on “strategic pillars,” including providing care beyond traditional medical settings, emphasizing collaboration and teamwork and addressing health disparities. No specific site has been selected.
The drug company CEO, who has drawn criticism for dramatic price increases for some life-saving drugs, was arrested Thursday. Though Shkreli has become the face of pharmaceutical company greed, his arrest is not likely to make concerns about drug costs disappear.
Congress' spending package would delay it for two years, and opponents are hoping the move signals a permanent end to the much-reviled tax.
By locking in tax cuts now with the measure, Republicans will need to eliminate fewer tax breaks in the future to get an overhaul bill that is certified as revenue-neutral by congressional scorekeepers.
The measure may be able to squeak through the House of Representatives because top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi swung forcefully behind it Thursday evening, despite her ire over its lifting of the four-decade ban on exporting U.S. crude oil.
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Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, the state health policy commissioner is reviewing the growth plans of the largest hospital network affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and, in Indiana, construction will begin early next year on the state's flagship mental health facility.
In mental health news, health professionals warn that holiday blues and, more seriously, Seasonal Affective Disorder, are common this time of year. And a new study links early childhood depression to physical changes in the brain.
The firm, called Amino, will get a "qualified entity" status, which gives it access to the full range of Medicare data for physicians and other health care providers, according to U.S. News & World Report. Other news accounts examine cancer drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries and the expected health problems of aging baby boomers.
News outlets also report on Affordable Care Act marketplace developments in Florida and Texas. And, uninsured Latinos in Philadelphia are urged to sign up for health coverage on the exchanges.
The panel voted to support Gov. Asa Hutchinson's efforts to negotiate changes to the "private option," which uses federal funds to purchase private insurance for low-income residents.
The spending bill would increase payments to hospitals on the island and provide bonus Medicare payments to doctors and medical facilities that adopt electronic health record-keeping, but it didn't include a provision to grant Puerto Rico agencies access to Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
A letter to GOP leadership, signed by more than 100 Republicans in the House of Representatives last month, advocated for an even higher increase of $3 billion. And public health groups celebrate the boost in funding to medical research programs and agencies.
The government began collecting the 2.3 percent tax on sales of such devices, like pacemakers and ventilators, in January 2013 to help pay for the health law. But a new tax deal announced Wednesday would suspend those collections until Dec. 31, 2017.
Although the lost revenue from the two-year postponement isn't enough to have a lasting impact on the health law, opponents and advocates alike see it as a step toward axing the tax. Meanwhile, experts say it won't do much to relieve workplace coverage costs.
The House is set to push through the tax bill on Thursday, setting the stage for a Friday vote on the companion bill providing $1.1 trillion to finance the government through most of 2016.
News outlets report on health care developments in Iowa, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Florida, New Hampshire and Missouri.
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