Highlights of the important and interesting in the world of healthcare:
Universal healthcare: popular idea? Between 2001 and 2008, the public overwhelmingly believed it was the federal government’s “responsibility” to guarantee all Americans healthcare insurance. Then President Obama and the Democrats tried to make it the federal government’s responsibility. You can guess what happened next, blogs Ezra Klein in the Washington Post.
Former Quintiles execs raising investment pool. NovaQuest Capital Management, a private-equity firm started by former Quintiles executives Ron Wooten and John Bradley is seeking to raise $500 million to invest in healthcare companies. The Raleigh, North Carolina, firm has attracted $177 million as of this month, according to the News & Observer.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
We don’t need a new hospital. Cleveland, Ohio, resident (and Oliver Design Group principal?) William T. Eberhard makes several arguments — from lack of demand to creating an enormous financial burden on a shrinking population — in a Plain Dealer letter to the editor about why Northeast Ohio (and undoubtedly many other regions) do not need expensive new hospitals like University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center.
Prempro users keep $58M award. The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a $58 million judgment awarded to three Nevada women who claimed they got breast cancer after taking Prempro hormone replacement therapy made by Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth, according to Pharmalot blog.
AT&T targets telehealth. AT&T has formed a division that will develop and deliver health IT solutions, including telehealth, cloud computing and wireless monitoring devices, a market the telecommunications giant estimates to be worth nearly $34 billion, according to American Medical News.
Ohio judge to hear individual mandate testimony. Judge David Dowd of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has agreed to hear arguments that the healthcare reform law’s individual mandate violates the Constitution’s commerce clause, at least the third challenge to get a green light, according to The Hill.
