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"More and more violent crimes are occurring in America's hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities, according to a new alert issued by the Joint Commission, an independent health care oversight group," USA Today reports.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the White House's new rules on changes to health insurance benefits, a study regarding employers' medical costs and the likely impact of retirements within the health care workforce.
The Obama administration began mailing $250 checks Thursday to seniors who hit the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole - a notorious gap in coverage - as part of the health overhaul.
CongressDaily reports that the Senate is continuing work on a $140 billion package of tax breaks that includes some unemployment benefits and a temporary fix of the payments to Medicare physicians.
At a Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) briefing, held in conjunction with the Congressional Malaria and NTD Caucus in Washington on Thursday, "U.S. researchers, pharmaceutical companies and government officials [said] they are making progress in an effort to curb [NTDs], but that they need more money and outside help," VOA News.
NIH researchers have "identified two previously unknown steps in the spread of the malaria parasite in the bloodstream" and found a way to interfere with one stage of the process, which could lead to the development of new malaria drugs, United Press International reports (6/10). The study was published online in Current Biology, according to an NIH press release (6/10).
The World Customs Organization will sign a declaration to fight the $200-billion-a-year counterfeit drug industry, Reuters reports.
A medical device trade group and former lawmaker separately called on the White House to do more to promote life-saving medical innovation this week.
A study has found that Medicare spending on drugs varies significantly in different regions, and that increased drug spending isn't offset by lower spending on hospital care, doctors visits and other health services.
A baseball umpire's broken hip has shed light on doctors' conflicts of interest in recommending certain devices over others and the growth, despite efforts to rein it in, of such practices, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
The Illinois Attorney General is warning that scammers are trying to trick Medicare-eligible seniors into revealing personal information in order to get a rebate check.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's opinions and editorials from around America.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Companies seek to fill the current information gap by helping consumers obtain comparitive pricing information related to health care services.
Mass. delegation urges colleagues to support enhanced Medicaid funding, while state lawmakers in North Carolina and Colorado begin to target budget cuts that would be needed if extra federal funding doesn't come through.
The American Board of Internal Medicine has sanctioned 139 doctors for cheating on exams it uses for board certifications, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Opponents of Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott are questioning Scott's involvement with a health care fraud case when he was the CEO for Columbia/HCA hospital. Politifact Florida/The Miami Herald review his role.
Massachusetts officials are imposing stricter oversight of insurers they say are financially unstable after refusing to allow them to increase premium rates.
The deal must still be approved by rescue and recovery workers. In addition, the workers at Ground Zero will have to choose between this settlement and legislation now pending in Congress.
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