ACA Cites Later Deadlines for Those Who Lost Their Health Plans
The Obama administration confirmed a 25% average jump in premiums for the Affordable Care Act ’s benchmark health plan. It also acknowledged an extension of the sign-up deadline for hundreds of thousands of people. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 25, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Faith-Based Investor Group Calls for Transparency in Drug Pricing
A group of 300 institutional investors, including many with ties to religious organizations, is waging a new campaign to press drugmakers to justify their price increases. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 25, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
ACA Deadline Extended for Those Who Lost Their Health Plans
Hundreds of thousands of consumers whose health insurance plans are being discontinued for 2017 will get some flexibility when signing up for a new plan during the Affordable Care Act ’s open enrollment, a sign of continued turmoil in the exchange markets. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 25, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Merck Drug Gets FDA Approval as a First-Line Lung Cancer Treatment
Merck& Co. ’s immunotherapy cancer drug Keytruda received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval as a first-line treatment for certain lung cancer patients. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 25, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health in Merger Talks
Hospital operator Catholic Health Initiatives, which has struggled after rapid expansion and a foray into health insurance, is in merger talks with Dignity Health to create one of the nation ’s largest nonprofit hospital systems by revenue. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 24, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Cigna Ends Preauthorization for Medication to Treat Opioid Addiction
Cigna Corp. will stop requiring that patients and doctors jump through extra hoops known as prior authorization to receive coverage of a medication to treat opioid addiction under a settlement with New York State ’s Attorney General. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Rising Insurance Premiums Boost Talk of Changes to Affordable Care Act
Insurer defections and rising premiums in the individual insurance market are spurring Democrats and Republicans alike to talk about changes to the 2010 Affordable Care Act. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
National Cancer Institute Researchers Didn't Quickly Tell FDA of Two Deaths
The National Cancer Institute has concluded that some of its lymphoma researchers failed to notify the Food and Drug Administration in a timely fashion about fungal infections that resulted in two deaths of patients in one of its research studies. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Agony, Alarm and Anger for People Hurt by Theranos's Botched Blood Tests
Questionable results led to changes in medical treatment. Weeks or months passed before Theranos told many people their results were unreliable. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Whole Foods in Detroit Is Probed Amid Link to Hepatitis A
Health officials in Detroit have opened an investigation into a local Whole Foods Market store over fears that two recently diagnosed cases of hepatitis A may be linked to the grocer ’s prepared-foods section. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Obama Defends Health-Care Law
President Barack Obama defended his signature health-care act in a speech that described his pride in the achievements of the law and acknowledged significant challenges his successor will face. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Lawsuit Over Cellphones and Cancer Hits a Stumbling Block
An appeals court dealt a setback to a long-running lawsuit against the wireless industry over health concerns surrounding cellphones, deciding that a different legal standard for evidence should have been applied. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Obama Administration Expects Robust ACA Open Enrollment
The Obama administration said Wednesday it expects 13.8 million people to select a health plan on the Affordable Care Act ’s exchanges by the end of the coming open enrollment for 2017 coverage, an optimistic goal. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Abbott Labs Swings to Loss After Booking Charge on Mylan Stake
Abbott Laboratories swung to a loss in the most recent quarter as it booked a hefty charge related to the stock-price drop of embattled EpiPen maker Mylan NV, in which it owns a stake. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 20, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Why You May Want to Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables
A study shows a cash incentive pays off in the long run (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
