David Lazarus writes: The future of the U.S. health care system will be influenced to a large extent by a company that makes weapons of war. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has signed a nearly $92 million contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to build the second phase of a computer system that’s…
Category: Healthcare
Ninth Circuit Considers Limits to DEA Access to Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Here’s the latest development in a case I’ve been following on this site. Karen Owen Gibbs and Patrick Callaghan of McDermott Will & Emery write: On November 7, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. United States DEA, Case No. 14-35402 (9th Cir. 2016). The Drug…
Hospitals ditch NIPT pre-natal test after Belgian clinic breaks privacy rules
Here’s a situation to consider: At least two Dutch hospitals have stopped using a pre-natal test for Down’s and other syndromes after it emerged the Belgian firm carrying out the testing is using the women’s private information for commercial purposes. Broadcaster BNR reported that the Gendia laboratory is approaching women who said on their health…
AARP sues U.S. agency over employee wellness programs
Daniel Wiessner reports: A lobbying group representing older Americans sued the Obama administration on Monday claiming regulations for programs designed to rein in employee health care costs will subject workers to invasions of their medical privacy. Rules released in May by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will force workers to choose between hefty financial…