Indiana's new abortion law halted by judge | Indianapolis Star
Federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted a preliminary injunction Thursday that stops Indiana's new abortion law from going into effect July 1. The law, passed this year by the Indiana General Assembly, would prohibit abortions sought solely because a fetus had been potentially diagnosed with a disability such as Down syndrome.
Rhode Island governor signs several bills aimed at curbing opioid addiction crisis | Providence (R.I.) Journal
Several bills intended to make addictive prescription painkillers less readily available and expand access to addiction treatment were signed into law Wednesday. The bills cleared by Governor Raimondo included the first attempt in the state to establish legal limits on opioid prescriptions, such as Ocycontin and Vicodin.
Lack of Medicaid expansion played 'big' role in decision to sell St. Francis, hospital president says | Topeka (Kan.) Capital Journal
The lack of Medicaid expansion in Kansas played a “big” role in the decision to sell St. Francis Health, the hospital’s president said Wednesday, detailing how the organization faces financial pressure over the state’s unwillingness to increase program eligibility.
Hospital workers vote to join 1199C union | Philly.com
Nursing assistants, dietary workers, housekeepers, laundry staff and other non-professional workers at two Philadelphia-area hospitals voted Friday to join District 1199C of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, an affiliate of AFSCME.
Allegheny General Hospital expands testing for Legionella | TribLive.com
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, has broadened its testing of water sources for Legionella, the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease, officials said Wednesday.
Proposed changes to veterans’ healthcare spur protests | Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
Veterans and employees of local Veterans Affairs Health Centers held a protest Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., urging lawmakers to “stop privatization” of VA health care facilities. The protest comes as a congressional panel considers reorganizing the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The panel, called the Commission on Care, will assess how to provide healthcare to veterans over the next 20 years.
Health data deal is reached in Vermont | Rutland (Vt.) Herald
Vermont’s largest accountable care organization, OneCare Vermont, has struck a deal with Vermont Information Technology Leaders to capture health data from its patients that will help provide better preventive care.
Mass. General says patients impacted by third-party data breach | Boston Business Journal
Some 4,300 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital had their patient information exposed, after a vendor that works with Massachusetts General Hospital reported a data breach.
