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Since many hospitals now work to help keep costs down by watching what drugs are used, pharmaceutical representatives must include administrators in their sales pitches. Also in the news, new concerns about the government's plan to open a database next week on drug makers' payments to doctors.
The Associated Press examines health insurance costs from different perspectives -- that of a small businessman who provides workers with additional compensation to purchase their own coverage, rather than offering a company health plan, and that of a middle-class family facing mounting financial pressure which includes health premiums.
The inability of health IT systems to communicate with one another has hobbled the efforts of ACOs to improve care and save money, says a report by Premier Inc. and eHealth Initiative. Meanwhile, a health care executive tells why her organization quit the Pioneer ACO program, and New York's Mount Sinai urges a judge to dismiss a lawsuit tied to a rule requiring providers to return government overpayments within 60 days.
The finding by a Bloomberg Government analysis exceeds the cost estimates provided by the Obama administration. Meanwhile, an administration official says efforts are "continuing, step by step" to improve the health insurance website, but also steers clear of specific pledges.
A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, New York, Maryland and Colorado.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of an Obama administration report projecting that hospitals will save billions of dollars this year as previously uninsured patients gain coverage through the health law.
More than a dozed organizations are asking that Dr. Margaret Hamburg, who has headed the Food and Drug Administration since 2009, be replaced because under her leadership the agency's policies have contributed to prescription painkiller abuse.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced that the number of insurers participating in the marketplaces this fall will increase 25 percent. That's a net increase of 63 insurers in 43 states plus Washington, D.C.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield plan won't include the giant health system and its 12 hospitals, including Barnes Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospital, in its 2015 provider network for exchange enrollees. Meanwhile, 350,000 Medi-Cal applicants in California still wait for coverage and Colorado's insurance rates level off.
In other news about how health policies are playing in this campaign season, fact checkers examine statements from the Wisconsin governor's race and a West Virginia congressional contest. Meanwhile, abortion continues to be a topic on the Texas gubernatorial campaign trail.
A Nashville district court judge allowed the shareholders' case to move forward by rejecting the hospital chain's arguments that the plaintiffs had missed 'multiple opportunities' to learn more about the company before buying shares.
Marketplace reports that Wal-Mart is opening up clinics in a handful of states, while Kaiser Health News details a the dynamics of a partnership between CVS and MedStar Health. Also, in Connecticut, a group of independent hospitals joins forces to gain the benefits of scale.
The VA is investigating allegations that the appointment records of a retired Marine who died after having seizures were falsified to cover up delays in care at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Meanwhile, promises to improve care at Connecticut and Oregon VA facilities are reported.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Oregon, Montana and Delaware.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports of the Obama administration announcement that the number of insurers offering health plans in the health law's online marketplaces is going up.
The New York Times reports that a redesign to the federal marketplace will allow a majority of consumers to use a simpler online form when attempting to buy health coverage, and The Associated Press details findings out today by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general that report on government hackers' attempts to breach the site.
The watchdog agency says the federal government has spent $3.7 billion during the current fiscal year on the marketplaces. News outlets also report on developments related to exchanges in California, Minnesota and Montana.
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