Health Care Reform

Senate leaders hope to pass it by Jan. 30, to avert a government shutdown, but some Republicans object.

Rep. Greg Murphy said he had to appeal to Aetna's parent eight times to get a medication he needs to exist.

The goal of the program, according to the agency, is to increase regulatory predictability, facilitate the construction of manufacturing sites in the United States and streamline aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility assessments in advance of a specific product application.

Health care fraud remained a leading source of settlements and judgments with more than $5.7 billion of the total settlements and judgments last year were related to matters involving the industry.

This case is part of a broader effort by the attorney general's office to examine electronic health record vendors' compliance with Texas laws governing parental access to minors' health records.

A provision requires benefit plan fiduciaries to monitor service providers' compensation levels.