Emergency room patients in New York state who have individual health insurance plans will get more protection from “surprise” bills under legislation signed Oct. 17 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
The Supreme Court Oct. 17 issued guidance for filers of friend-of-the-court briefs that “clears up a number of contested issues previously resolved through word-of-mouth lore among practitioners,” one of them said.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revamping the system used to evaluate the performance of state nursing home inspection agencies in light of growing concern about resident safety.
The House is moving to send a bill that would direct the U.S. government to negotiate the prices of certain costly drugs to the Senate in coming weeks, though there are no indications it will be signed into law.
The number of people killed or sickened by lung injuries linked to vaping increased again in the past week, with public-health officials still unable to clearly identify the root cause of a nationwide outbreak.
A physician terminated after being given a choice between quitting and being fired will hold onto $5.5 million awarded to him on a breach of contract claim, a Pennsylvania court said.