Chad Terhune

Chad Terhune was a senior correspondent for KFF Health News until November 2018.

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Scope Maker Olympus Hit With $6.6 Million Verdict In Superbug Outbreak Case

In the first case of its kind in the U.S., the company was ordered to pay damages to the hospital where a patient died of an infection linked to a contaminated scope. But jurors also found the hospital negligent, and it was ordered to pay the patients’ family $1 million.

Widow Unleashes Court Fight Against Scope Maker Olympus Over Superbug Outbreak

The Seattle case, the first to reach trial in the U.S., offers possible glimpse into fate of some two dozen lawsuits against manufacturing giant Olympus, accused of failing to address scope contamination linked to numerous deaths. The company faults poor hospital cleaning practices.

Why Blue States Might Ditch Beloved Obamacare Protections

With limited federal subsidies under the GOP health care bill, experts say states like California and New York would be under pressure to cut costs. That could mean shrinking benefits and dropping the prohibition against charging sicker patients higher premiums.