Friday Five: Top 5 healthcare business news items from the MCOL Weekend edition
By Claire Thayer
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:
Trump administration to push forward on Medicaid work requirements after court loss
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would continue approving Medicaid work requirement requests from states, despite a district court ruling last month that blocked such requirements in Kentucky.
The Hill
Thursday, July 26, 2018
House delays Obamacare health insurance tax, expands Health Savings Accounts
The House has passed healthcare bills to delay the health insurance tax in Obamacare and to expand the use of Health Savings Accounts ahead of its summer recess.
Washington Examiner
Thursday, July 26, 2018
House votes to repeal ObamaCare medical device tax
The House on Tuesday voted to repeal ObamaCare’s medical device tax, a provision that members of both parties have criticized as harming innovation.
The Hill
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
As Health-Care IPO Boom Continues, Wall Street Tells Investors to Buy
Health-care companies are going public at a startling rate and analysts are as bullish as ever as they kick off initiations of five companies today. The companies range from one developing so-called “off the shelf” immunotherapies to a commercial-stage medical device maker with a non-invasive treatment for depression.
Bloomberg
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Health care industry branches into fresh meals, rides to gym
That hot lunch delivered to your door? Your health insurer might pick up the tab. The cleaning crew that fixed up your apartment while you recovered from a stroke? The hospital staff helped set that up.
AP News
Tuesday, July 24, 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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