On behalf of more than one hundred million Americans battling chronic and other major health conditions, the following coalition of 10 patient organizations remains united in its opposition to the American Health Care Act (AHCA)

Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, is stepping down as CEO of University of Utah Health, calling criticisms of her integrity and character “disturbing” after a controversy over her firing of the university cancer center director.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has presented 1,600 employees—nearly 9 percent of its workforce—with the option of a voluntary buyout as the hospital looks to cut costs.

The changes made to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican-sponsored legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have only strengthened opposition to the bill from groups representing hospitals, internists and emergency physicians. 

The federal spending deal Congress reached on April 30 includes $2 billion in additional funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next five months of the fiscal year, going in the opposite direction of President Donald Trump’s proposed $5.8 million cut to the agency for 2018.

The largest healthcare merger ever proposed likely drew its dying breath on Friday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed lower court rulings that blocked the deal on antitrust grounds. While the ruling was appealed in February, the chances of a successful argument were slim, according to policy analysts. 

Predicting a cancer recurrence, especially rare forms such as parathyroid cancer, is a patient's best bet for early treatment and improved outcomes. A recent study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, tested a prognosis tool's ability to predict the recurrence of parathyroid cancer.

While media debate the significance of President Donald Trump passing 100 days in office, one thing that won't be part of the discussion: reworked legislation for an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement.