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Food and Drug Administration was sued by two advocacy groups seeking to force the faster disclosure of clinical trial data...patients deserve more information about the "enormously costly" drugs…to make informed decisions about whether to use them.

..California law allowing nursing homes to make medical decisions on behalf of certain mentally incompetent residents is unconstitutional,… nursing homes are making end-of-life decisions without patient input is a big concern,…..

Eli Lill was ordered to face claims it misled consumers about "brain zaps" and other withdrawal side effects tied to Cymbalta in the first cases slated to be heard by juries…bid to have…lawsuits thrown out was rebuffed…found they raised legitimate questions about the drugmaker’s warnings about withdrawal risks.

For the second time in four Supreme Court terms, Chief Justice John Roberts has broken with conservatives and rescued the Affordable Care Act from potential oblivion. Roberts, an unlikely hero of sorts for the law, wrote the majority opinion on Thursday upholding a key provision of Obamacare that helps provide health-insurance subsidies to more than 6 million Americans.

High Court rejects claims that midazolam can cause excruciating pain...states can continue to conduct executions using...midazolam…rejecting claims the drug poses too great a risk that condemned prisoners will suffer excruciating pain…prisoners who brought suit failed to suggest an alternative to midazolam.

..consequences that likely will follow from the Court’s decision.---bureaucrats can now proceed with their regulatory activities ---health insurers now gain the certainty that is required for proper rate setting--- smaller businesses, likely…to comply with their ACA mandate--- there is little incentive for new state exchanges.

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy .. “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the contested language in the ACA is positive news for millions of Americans who will continue to have access to affordable prescription drugs,…. this decision has averted significant disruption to the health care marketplace…”

….to determine why the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners allowed a doctor accused of a sex crime to continue practicing, the Las Vegas Review-Journal filed court papers Friday, asking a judge to unseal records from a 2006 criminal case.

..hospital and health insurance industries…sigh of relief…Supreme Court upheld subsidies for individuals under…healthcare law. Shares in hospitals surged, with several hitting all-time highs,...analysts called the ruling positive for an industry on the edge of consolidation…economists have estimated $15 billion to $22 billion in healthcare spending was at risk...

Despite having survived a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal government’s health insurance markets face weighty struggles as they try to keep prices under control,….government’s insurance markets … have been operating for less than two years and are about to lose their training wheels. Start-up funds that have helped stabilize prices and partially pay for administration of the marketplaces are ending,….