Daily Briefing

There's an often overlooked bias in scientific research that can perpetuate "bad science" for a long time to come, and it centers around "how research is published and used in supporting future work," Aaron Carroll, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, writes in the New York Times' "The Upshot." More

WalletHub ranked the 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on 18 weighted metrics in two categories, opportunity and competition and medical environment. See which state ranks at the top of this year's list. More

Psychiatric patients are making up a growing share of ED patients, so hospitals are opening specialized psychiatric ED units—and early research suggests the facilities are paying off for hospitals and patients alike, Anna Gorman reports for Kaiser Health News. More

Cigna and Express Scripts on Wednesday announced the launch of a new program that will give Express Scripts' clients the option to cap their enrollees' out-of-pocket costs for a 30-day supply of insulin at $25. More

Two Republican state attorneys general have are calling on a federal appeals court to uphold the Affordable Care Act, as President Trump and GOP congressional leaders work to establish their plan of action if the case challenging the law ultimately reaches the Supreme Court, and the law is struck down. More

After Morgan Davis, a medical student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, learned where she'd be spending her residency, she was handed another envelope, this one from her boyfriend, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Florida, Maryland, and Mississippi. More