RealClearHealth December 15, 2015 Archives

RealClearHealth AM Update

CDC Proposes New Guidelines for Opioid Use

Lenny Bernstein WP

Opioid Crisis Fueled by Family Doctors, Internists

Eric Boodman Stat

Higher Deductibles Yield Fewer Surgeries

Kris B. Mamula Pittsburgh P-G

Ohio's HealthSpan Backs Away from ACA Plans

Casey Ross Plain Dealer

Rising Penalties Could Boost Marketplace Signups

Alison Kodjak NPR

ACA Tax Delay Would Give Insurers a Windfall

Caitlin Owens MC

Hospitals Launch Specialty Pharmacies

Melanie Evans Modern Healthcare

Nonprofit Vows to Lower Generic Drug Costs

Robert Weisman BG

Drug Approvals Top 2014 High

Ben Hirschler Reuters

Cruz's Plan to Overhaul the Drug Approval Process

Julia Belluz Vox

What Patient Consent Really Looks Like

J. Leonard Lichtenfeld MedPage

FDA's Priority Review Vouchers Are Broken

Ed Silverman Pharmalot

The 'Cadillac Tax' Isn't About Revenue

Yevgeniy Feyman The Hill

Insurers Discriminate against Sick People

Sabrina Corlette CHIRblog

The Myth of Consumer-Driven Health Care

Michael Hiltzik L.A. Times

RealClearHealth PM Update

Specialty Drug Costs Soar 32% at CalPERS

Chad Terhune L.A. Times

Valeant Strikes Distribution Deal with Walgreens

Meg Tirrell CNBC

Concern about Walgreens' Ties to Catholic Hospital

Associated Press

Congress on Verge of Deal Freezing ACA Taxes

Alexander Bolton The Hill

Why Testing of New Drugs Worries Some

Carolyn Y. Johnson Wonkblog

Health Costs: Rethinking What We Know

Quealy & Sanger-Katz Upshot

Rising Obesity Puts Strain On Nursing Homes

Sarah Varney KHN

Under ACA Some Businesses Are Both Large & Small

Emily Bazar CHR

RealClearHealth Research and Analysis

Prices & Spending on the Privately Insured

Health Care Spending Project