Uncertain Times for Health Insurer Started by Kushner's Brother
For health insurance startup Oscar Insurance, the election of Donald Trump could be a tough pill to swallow, complicated by ownership ties to the incoming administration that will put it under a bright spotlight. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Antitrust Trial for Anthem-Cigna Begins
The Justice Department and Anthem Inc. kicked off an antitrust trial by presenting starkly different visions of the health insurer ’s proposed Cigna acquisition, vying to set the terms in a proceeding with high stakes for both companies. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Anorexic Woman Can Refuse Force-Feedings, Court Rules
An anorexic woman who weighs 69 pounds can refuse force-feedings, a New Jersey superior court judge ruled. The woman told the court that she doesn ’t want food or water and wants to enter palliative care. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Anthem to Defend Cigna Deal in Court
The trial starts Monday in the Justice Department ’s challenge to health insurer Anthem’s $48 billion acquisition of reluctant partner Cigna, a case that could produce unusual courtroom drama. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Report Warns of Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths in England
England could suffer 135,000 cancer deaths caused by alcohol consumption over the next two decades should current drinking trends continue, according to a new report. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company---And His Family
Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield the reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director and his grandfather. His efforts opened a rift in the family. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Patients May Still Get a 'Surprise' Bill After an In-Network ER Visit
Patients who get emergency care at a hospital in their insurance network have nearly a 1 in 4 chance of being treated by an out-of-network ER physician who may send a “surprise” bill, according to an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Sign-Ups Under Affordable Care Act So Far Seem Not Hurt by Trump Win
More than a million people chose plans on the federal exchange in the first two weeks of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, indicating sign-ups haven ’t been hurt by Donald Trump’s plans to repeal or amend the law. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 16, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Walgreens Claims Theranos Voided 11.3% of Test Reports
Theranos allegedly voided 11.3% of all blood-test reports that the Silicon Valley laboratory firm provided to Walgreens customers during a yearslong partnership between the companies, said a court filing by the drug chain. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 16, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
One Employer Fights Against Prescription-Drug Abuse
After managers found evidence of drug activity in one of its plants in 2013, engine-maker Cummins has made it harder for employees to obtain prescriptions for potentially addictive painkillers. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 16, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Suit Says Glaxo's Conduct Led to Couple's Imprisonment in China
Two former corporate investigators sued GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday, alleging that the drugmaker hired them under false pretenses that led the pair to be imprisoned in China. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 16, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
On GOP Path to Health-Law Repeal, Questions Emerge
Republicans who have put a repeal of the Affordable Care Act at the top of their to-do list face a set of early, key decisions that will test the party ’s consensus on the issue. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Medicare Identifies Which Prescription Drugs Were Costliest in 2015
Medicare released new data identifying prescription medicines that had sharp price increases and those which accounted for its largest total spending in 2015. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Study Suggests Heart Patients May Need Fewer Blood Thinners
Researchers said a study involving reduced doses of Johnson& Johnson ’s anticoagulant Xarelto suggests it may be possible for patients with two types of heart disease to avoid the need for three different blood thinners to protect them from stroke and heart attack. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Results in More Deaths Than Expected
West Nile virus may be deadlier than public health officials and doctors have thought, according to researchers in Texas who examined more than 4,100 cases in their state. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
