Bill calls for gov't takeover of New Jersey hospital | NorthJersey.com
A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday calls for the formation of a county hospital authority to oversee Bergen Regional Medical Center, which is under increased scrutiny following reports of alleged assaults.
UPMC receives green light to acquire ailing New York hospital | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New York State authorities on Thursday approved Pittsburgh health system UPMC's acquisition of the 317-bed WCA Hospital in Jamestown, N.Y., despite reservations expressed by labor organizations and Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner.
One decree left for Invacare to fulfill | (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
Invacare Corp. has more work to do before the federal government will release the company from a consent decree signed in December 2012. The manufacturer of medical equipment and products, including wheelchairs and power beds, said it received a letter on Tuesday as a follow-up to the U. S. Food and Drug Administration's 2015 inspection of the corporate and manufacturing facilities in Elyria.
First right-to-die clinic opens in California | Washington Times
For the tidy sum of $2,000, terminally ill Californians can now pay a doctor to help them commit suicide. Dr. Lonny Shavelson, who heads Bay Area End of Life Options, said he charges $200 for an initial evaluation and $1,800 in other fees to help patients kill themselves.
Arkansas medical board backs rules to introduce telemedicine | ArkansasOnline.com
Doctors would be allowed to use video and audio technology to remotely treat patients they have never examined in person under proposed regulations unanimously approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday.
Alaska scrambles to prevent Obamacare collapse | Politico
Alaska, one of the reddest states in the country, is essentially bailing out its insurance market to prevent Obamacare from collapsing. A bill passed by the heavily GOP state Legislature to shore up its lone surviving Obamacare insurer is awaiting the signature of Gov. Bill Walker, a Republican-turned-independent.
