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Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients
Doctors who specialize in female pelvic medicine say lawsuits by four states over products used to treat pelvic floor disorders might scare patients away from the best treatment options.
New York state’s health plan for the disabled to shut down
The New York State Department of Health has agreed to a deal with Independence Care System to wind down its managed long-term care plan and transition members to a different insurer.
Calif. AG’s move to delay Verity hospital sale could kill the deal
California’s attorney general asked a bankruptcy judge to block the sale of two Verity Health hospitals to Santa Clara County while he appeals the judge’s ruling to let the deal proceed without the AG’s conditions.
Man gets 10 years for cyberattack on children’s hospital
Martin Gottesfeld said he has no regrets for the cyberattacks he orchestrated on Boston Children’s Hospital and a treatment home in 2014, which cost the facilities tens of thousands of dollars and disrupted operations for days.
Deals, tech and cost-cutting at J.P. Morgan
Health systems and insurers explained their breakthrough deals, showcased their cost-cutting game plans and discussed harnessing technology at the 37th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Congress revives flurry of drug pricing legislation
The House Oversight Committee set a hearing on high drug prices for the end of January, and lawmakers this week rushed into the drug pricing debate. But the jury’s still out on how aggressive Congress will get.
Federal shutdown delays some healthcare lawsuits while others proceed
Several major healthcare lawsuits are moving ahead despite the partial federal government shutdown, while federal judges have delayed others.
Allscripts partners with Microsoft to match patients, clinical trials
The companies plan to use electronic health record platforms to decrease R&D costs and bring new therapies to market faster.
Verma: Chargemaster rule is ‘first step’ to price transparency
The CMS is working to improve a new rule requiring hospitals to post chargemaster prices on their websites after experts said the data wouldn’t help consumers, Administrator Seema Verma said Thursday.
Scientists seek ways to finally take a real measure of pain
The National Institutes of Health is pushing for development of what its director has called a “pain-o-meter.” Spurred by the opioid crisis, the goal isn’t just to signal how much pain someone’s in. It’s also to determine what kind it is and what…
