Health Headlines for Friday, January 27
Nassau County mulls lawsuit against opioid makers
Newsday
Nassau County wants to hire an outside law firm for a possible suit against opioid manufacturers, an increasingly common move by municipalities that have seen a surge in addiction and overdoses.
State Health Department gets flood of ObamaCare calls
New York Post
The New York State Health Department is being flooded with 40,000 calls a day about ObamaCare as President Trump looks to overhaul the program, the agency said Thursday.
Trump White House abruptly halts Obamacare ads
Politico
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on all Obamacare outreach and advertising in the crucial final days of the 2017 enrollment season, according to sources at Health and Human Services and on Capitol Hill.
Plan to unite Brooklyn hospitals won’t solve financial troubles, critics say
Crain’s New York Business
A plan to unite struggling Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant with three other Brooklyn hospitals received overwhelming support from community members and elected officials at a town-hall meeting Wednesday evening.
Walgreens CEO Says Rite Aid Talks Continue Amid FTC Issues
Forbes
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina said the company remains “actively in discussions” with Rite Aid as reports swirl about regulatory concerns with a plan to divest hundreds of Rite Aid stores to complete the deal.