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Combining the two huge medical device companies will have global implications.
Doctors are becoming wary of the appearance that drug makers' gifts can influence their prescription choices. Meanwhile, the federal government serves notice that it wants to find a way to preserve a regulation that would allow hospitals to get discounts on orphan drugs.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Commonwealth Fund listed the U.S. last in a ranking of health systems of Western industrialized nations. The rankings looked at quality, outcomes and efficiency.
The proposal is slated to add $35 billion to VA health care spending over the next three years -- mostly from allowing veterans to seek private care. But it could ultimately cost $50 billion per year if more veterans enroll in the system, according to a Congressional Budget Office projection.
Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe was unsuccessful in his effort to get a divided legislature to expand health coverage to thousands of poor state residents. Analysts watch to see if he will work to expand Medicaid on his own.
A selection of health policy stories from Florida, Wisconsin, California, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Maryland.
Reports examine exchange developments in Oregon, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Connecticut.
Obamacare programs designed to help people are running into problems concerning how much money people have when they get covered.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more analysis of the events that led to a resolution of Virginia's budget impasse and an end -- at least for now -- to Gov. Terry McAuliffe's hope to expand Medicaid.
The two-year spending plan, which will prevent a state government shutdown, includes an amendment designed to prevent Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe from pursuing efforts to expand the low-income health insurance program without legislative approval. The debate over the expansion had been at the crux of the budget impasse.
Officials in New Hampshire, Michigan and Illinois say plans that opted to sit out the first year of the health law are moving into the market now. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, health law opponents are planning to use problems in the state's exchange in the campaign against the governor.
The medication, named Sovaldi, has shown great promise in fighting the deadly disease, but it is very expensive: The treatment regimen runs about $84,000 per patient.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Anthem Blue Cross's individual coverage premiums are expected to increase on average less than 10 percent next year. Also, the Associated Press notes that, though the rate approval process has just begun, the proposed average increase for Washington state rates is 8.25 percent.
Elsewhere, a senator defends his vote against legislation to try to improve the VA's health care, and The Associated Press looks at doctor's appointment wait times for all Americans.
News outlets report on pending legal actions against the health law. The Supreme Court is expected to rule this month regarding challenges to the overhaul's contraceptive mandate. In addition, arguments will be heard before a Wisconsin district court judge next month regarding a challenge to the health law provision that allows the federal government to pay a portion of the coverage costs for Capitol Hill staffers and lawmakers.
In health law implementation news, The Associated Press examines the $33 million that Illinois spent to promote enrollment. And a new California poll finds a significant drop in uninsured students at the California State University campuses.
A selection of health policy stories from Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia, Missouri, Maryland, New York, Kansas and Washington state.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
This week's studies come from JAMA Surgery, JAMA Internal Medicine, Health Affairs, The Kaiser Family Foundation and Avalere Health.
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