Friday Five: Top 5 healthcare business news items from the MCOL Weekend edition
By Claire Thayer, July 20, 2018
Every business day, MCOL posts feature stories making news on the business of health care. Here are five we think are particularly important for this week:
Top News From the Past Week as reported from key news services, and compiled by MCOL
Doctors Raise Alarm About Shortages Of Pain Medications
In hospitals across the country, anesthesiologists and other doctors are facing significant shortages of injectable opioids.
NPR
Friday, July 20, 2018
Merck joins the list of drug makers agreeing to freeze or lower some prices
As political pressure on the pharmaceutical industry builds, Merck has become the latest big drug maker to commit to halting price hikes.
Stat News
Thursday, July 19, 2018
CMS plots path forward for Kentucky work requirements after court setback
The Trump administration is redoubling efforts to allow Kentucky to impose controversial Medicaid work requirements after a federal court halted its attempt to overhaul the safety-net program three weeks ago.
Politico
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Walmart Names Humana Veteran to Run Its Health and Wellness Unit
Walmart Inc. has hired a former senior executive at insurer Humana Inc. to run its health-care business, a move that could reignite speculation that the two companies will forge a closer partnership.
Bloomberg
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates
To an outsider, the fancy booths at a June health insurance industry gathering in San Diego, Calif., aren't very compelling: a handful of companies pitching "lifestyle" data and salespeople touting jargony phrases like "social determinants of health."
NPR
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
These and more weekly news items on the business of healthcare are featured in the MCOL Weekend edition, along with the MCOL Tidbits, and more, for MCOL Premium level members.
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