Stay in the know with Becker's Hospital Review's weekly roundup of the nation's biggest healthcare news. Here's what you need to know this week.
1. Math errors, Medicaid changes cause reimbursement pressures for Massachusetts hospitals
A cap on MassHealth reimbursement could serve a financial blow to Massachusetts hospitals in fiscal year 2017.
2. Poll finds more voters trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump on healthcare
At least half of voters trust Hillary Clinton to do a better job solving health issues than Donald Trump, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
3. Mylan to introduce generic EpiPen at half the price
In response to public outrage over the EpiPen price hike, pharmaceutical company Mylan said it will introduce an identical generic version with a wholesale list price of $300 for a pack of two, instead of more than $600 for the existing product, according to The New York Times.
4. 75% of ACA plans in 18 states will have narrow networks next year
Three-fourths of plans offered on 2017 Affordable Care Act exchanges in 18 states and the District of Columbia will have limited provider choice, Chicago-based consulting firm McKinsey & Company found.
5. Trinity Health, 21 hepatitis C outbreak victims reach settlement
Trinity Health and its hospital in Minot, N.D., have agreed in principal on a settlement with 21 victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent U.S. history, according to the Associated Press.
6. Electrical fire forces Fla. hospital to evacuate 209 patients
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point evacuated all 209 patients Wednesday night due to an electrical fire that left the Hudson, Fla.-based hospital without power.
7. Tenet's stock price sinks 60% since July 2015: 3 things to know
Tenet Healthcare, the Dallas-based for-profit hospital operator, lost $3.6 billion in market cap since last summer, according to The Dallas Morning News.
8. UC Davis to launch first state-funded gun violence research center
The University of California, Davis will institute the U.S.'s first state-funded gun violence research center, with California appropriating $5 million to the center over the next five years.
9. Former medical school professor shoots dean of Icahn School of Medicine
A former assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai was arrested after shooting two people, including Dennis Charney, MD, dean of New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, according to The Wall Street Journal.
10. Moody's: US for-profit hospital outlook stable as outpatient volumes offset costs, bad debt
An outlook report from Moody's Investors Service for the U.S. for-profit hospital sector shows higher outpatient volumes are counterbalancing the effects of weak inpatient volume trends, small increases in reimbursement rates and rising costs, indicating stability.
11. Orlando hospitals eat medical bills, still not enough for some Pulse nightclub victims
Many victims injured in the June Pulse nightclub shooting are depending on funds raised by the OneOrlando Fund and state organizations to cover their medical expenses. But experts say donations, currently about $23 million, likely won't be sufficient to cover all the incoming bills, long-term care and lost wages, reports Orlando Sentinel.
12. First asymptomatic case of sexual Zika transmission reported in US
In June, a Maryland woman sought treatment for a fever and rash. Laboratory testing confirmed a Zika infection and a subsequent investigation revealed the infection was transmitted sexually from a man who never displayed symptoms of infection, according to a recent statement from the CDC.
13. Scripps, MD Anderson ink affiliation for comprehensive cancer care program in San Diego
San Diego-based Scripps Health and Houston-based The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are partnering to create the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, a comprehensive and clinically integrated cancer program in San Diego, effective immediately.