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Congress eyes intervention in U.S. organ sharing policy
The incoming Congress may bring policymakers into the fraught but relatively under-the-radar debate over how the U.S. should distribute organs.
Smithsonian Secretary Skorton to lead AAMC
The Association of American Medical Colleges has selected Smithsonian Institution Secretary Dr. David Skorton as its next CEO beginning in July.
Cigna and Express Scripts close on $67 billion merger
Health insurer Cigna Corp. and pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts said they closed their merger on Thursday, less than a year after the companies first agreed to combine in a deal that further transforms the healthcare landscape.
Federal judge kills Cuomo’s $600M opioid tax
A federal judge struck down a New York state law intended to raise $600 million from opioid manufacturers to pay for treatment .
MetroHealth searching for pediatric partner
MetroHealth in Cleveland has launched a search to find a pediatric partner. Its current contracts with two local providers are set to end in June 2019.
Rush expands in Chicago’s western suburbs
The health system’s three-story, 100,000-square-foot outpatient center features primary and specialty care, including dermatology and neurosurgery, as well as an outpatient surgery center.
VA has yet to detail criteria for community care
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie’s first full briefing on the VA Mission Act was scant on details for the most controversial provision: the automatic triggers to send veterans out to private physicians or hospitals for treatment.
ACA repeal wouldn’t stop transition to value-based payment, efforts to lower drug spending
Even if the Affordable Care Act is ultimately deemed unconstitutional, stakeholders wouldn’t allow the momentum surrounding value-based care models and biosimilars to stall, experts and provider groups said.
HealthCare.gov sign-ups come up nearly 400,000 short
Despite a last-minute surge in enrollment, HealthCare.gov sign-ups drop 4.2% from last year.
Telemedicine regulations tighten restrictions on medication abortion
Nineteen states ban medication abortion performed through telemedicine. Opponents of the bans say they restrict access, while proponents say they promote patient safety.
