Pfizer Drops AstraZeneca Bid
Under United Kingdom takeover rules, Pfizer can submit another bid in six months, although it is unclear if it will do so or instead focus on growing its own business.
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Under United Kingdom takeover rules, Pfizer can submit another bid in six months, although it is unclear if it will do so or instead focus on growing its own business.
Many of those eligible for Medicaid before passage of the health law but not enrolled have signed up as a result of the publicity about getting insured, adding to states' costs. Meanwhile, a Democratic Virginia senator says some Republican state lawmakers want the governor to expand Medicaid through an executive order, and the Republican governor of Indiana holds hearings on his plan to expand Medicaid.
Several hospital systems around the country are scaling back assistance for lower-income patients who lack health coverage, The New York Times reports. Meanwhile, some safety-net hospitals report that the number of uninsured patients they serve is decreasing because of the health law.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the health law's effect on unions and hospitals and a new IRS ruling designed to keep employers from dumping workers onto the law's online marketplaces.
Several hospital systems around the country are scaling back assistance for lower income patients who lack health care, The New York Times reports. Meanwhile, some safety-net hospitals say they are already seeing fewer uninsured patients. Also, the IRS issues a new rule that will make it harder for employers to move workers onto the insurance marketplaces.
The New York Times reports that experts worry that the profusion of choices can be problematic for patients. Also, The Fiscal Times looks at the increase in obsesity.
But former Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, an advocate of veterans' issues who introduced Eric Shinseki at his confirmation hearing in 2009, called for a shake-up at the agency, while a Senate committee provided funds for a nationwide investigation, and a House panel authorized subpoenas to compel VA officials to testify.
The lawmakers say problems getting through new applications are the federal government's fault and states should be not held responsible, The Hill reports. Also, two Republican House members offer a bill to limit federal funding of insurer protections in the law.
The West Virginia senator suggests at a committee hearing that criticism of the federal health overhaul may be based in part on the president's race. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., calls the comments "very offensive."
The problems in Washington state have affected about 15 percent of the marketplace customers, the Seattle Times reports. Other outlets look at the tough choices some states with troubled exchanges are weighing, new enrollment numbers in Connecticut and another resignation in Oregon.
Workers in the industry are often self-employed and uninsured so they are poised to benefit from the law. But many still find it confusing. Meanwhile, Politico Pro talks to one of the administration officials who helped bring the federal marketplace back to life after its troubling debut.
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Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest developments on the Department of Veterans Affairs controversy.
Eight Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee joined 13 Democrats to endorse Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is expected to gain the full Senate's approval, too.
As outrage grows about allegations of wrongdoing at VA facilities around the country, the president sticks by VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, at least for now.
Whether the federal program should pay the same for a treatment whether the patient gets it at a doctor's office or, say, an outpatient hospital facility, was the focus of a congressional hearing. Meanwhile, hundreds of Colorado doctors charge Medicare more than is typical for routine patient visits, according to an analysis of recently released data.
The study projected that health costs for a typical family of four, covered through an employer-sponsored preferred provider organization, or PPO, would go up 5.4 percent -- the lowest increase in the Milliman Index's 14-year history.
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