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Problems surrounding an Indian company's launch of generic versions of three blockbuster drugs have preserved millions in revenue for the brand-name makers, reports The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis projects its overhaul will boost profits, and the impact of a $1,000-a-pill drug to treat hepatitis C is examined.
A selection of health policy stories from Illinois, North Carolina, New York, California, Oregon, Washington state, Idaho, Utah, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Researchers found that one of the keystone provisions of the health law had a significant impact.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report that the cost of health law subsidies may push the measure's overall price tag beyond projections.
Meanwhile, news outlets report on how nearby Washington state, which had a much less troubled launch and operation of its online insurance marketplace, still faces challenges.
A CQ Healthbeat look at Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California finds a light footprint when it comes to health care matters. Meanwhile, physician and health care groups seek an extension of a health law provision that boosts Medicaid payments to primary care doctors.
In Illinois, Medicaid coverage of adult dental and podiatry care is restored following a two-year cut.
Elsewhere, Planned Parenthood fights to keep an Iowa law allowing telemedicine abortion in rural areas on the books.
News outlets examine wait times and poor service at clinics in North Carolina, Colorado and Minnesota.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Washington state, Connecticut, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The procedure is less invasive than surgery but is still unproven for many patients, The Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile, the Journal also looks at how some doctors are using Google Glass to have more time with their patients.
A selections of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
The Ohio campaign law makes it illegal to lie about political candidates. The case originated after the Susan B. Anthony List accused Democratic Rep. Steve Driehaus of voting for "taxpayer-funded abortion" because he supported the Affordable Care Act. But he said the claims were false because both the health law and a related presidential order prohibit federal abortion funding.
Enroll America issued a report Monday that examined what worked best to educate and enroll people in coverage under the health law. Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its own educational campaign to help consumers use the benefits available through the overhaul.
News coverage continues to detail the findings of a Commonwealth Fund survey that placed the U.S. last among other Western industrialized countries when it comes to measures of healthy lives. The study notes the U.S. has the highest level of spending, but gets the least bang for the buck. Access to care is a persistent trouble spot - although USA Today notes the survey relied on data collected before the health law was implemented fully.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including developments related to the health care marketplace and state health policy.
The decision on the legal challenge to the health law's birth control mandate will be issued by the end of this month. Also yet to be released is the Supreme Court's opinion on abortion opponents' free-speech challenge to a Massachusetts law mandating a 35-foot protest-free zone on public sidewalks outside abortion clinics.
With the challenge-filled launch season out of the way, health insurance companies who opted out last time around appear to be lining up to participate in the health law's online insurance marketplaces. Some say this could be good news for consumers.
Additionally, venture capitalists pour money into digital health, and more Americans take to the Web and digital devices to store their electronic health data and seek health care support from their peers.
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