Health Headlines for Wednesday, December 9
Skyrocketing Prices for Generic Drugs Compromise Health Care
U.S. News and World Report
Many cardiac arrest patients can no longer count on getting a life-saving generic heart drug because it has become too costly for some hospitals to stock, a witness will tell a congressional committee Wednesday.
White House picks New York health tech companies to sign up uninsured
Crain’s New York Business
Two New York health-tech startups have grabbed the attention of the White House, partnering with the federal government to encourage the nation’s uninsured to sign up for coverage.
Americans Who Don’t Buy Health Coverage Face Heftier Fine in ’16, Analysis Find
New York Times
Americans who remain uninsured in 2016 despite having the option of buying health coverage through an Affordable Care Act marketplace will owe an average tax penalty of $969 per household, a new analysis has found.
NY to provide information on health exchange at pharmacies
Lockport Union-Sun and Journal
The New York health exchange says it’s partnering with CVS Pharmacy, Kinney Drugs and TOPS Markets around the state to educate New Yorkers about insurance coverage available through the online exchange.
New Jersey man charged $17G for stitches after small cut
NY Daily News
Some cuts are deeper than others. A New Jersey man says Bayonne Medial Center nicked him and his insurance company for more than $17,000 — to stitch up a 2-inch cut to his finger, according to an NBC 4 New report.