RealClearHealth August 3, 2016 Archives

RealClearHealth AM Update

CVS Ends Coverage of Two Biotechs in Favor of Biosimilars

Walker & Ziobro WSJ

More Than Half of Hospitals to be Penalized for Excess Readmissions

Rau KHN

Fentanyl, a Stealth Killer, Destroys the Lives of Best Friends

David Armstrong Stat

Aetna’s ACA Reversal Is Latest Blow to US Health Law

Zachary Tracer Bloomberg

Coal Mining Declines, Community Mental Health Issues Linger

Attanasio Convo

Does Flossing Help or Not? The Evidence is Mixed at Best

Rae Ellen Bichell NPR

Anti-Abortion Group Pressuring Kaine

Jonathan Swan The Hill

Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing the Health Benefits of Red Wine

Roland WSJ

A Bed Shortage for the Mentally Ill and Long Waits for Help

Ollove Stateline

CMS Chronic Care Management Program and Patient Engagement

Findlay MCN

Biogen Shares Spiking On Rumors of a Mega-Deal With Rivals

Mukherjee Fortune

Healthcare Inequality on the Rise

D. Himmelstein & S. Woolhandler The Hill

27 Overnight Shifts: Lessons Learned From Indian Health Providers

Eicken NEJM

I Wish the Canidates Would Stop Talking About Vaccines

Carroll Incidental Econ

What Banned Drugs Do Cheating Athletes Take?

Bonnie Berkowitz WP

RealClearHealth PM Update

A New Hypothesis on Why the Female Orgasm Exists

Hersher NPR

Pfizer Breakup May Depend on Who Wins the 2016 Election

Wieczner Fortune

Drink, Have Surgery, Chew Gum, Go Home: A New Approach

Bebinger WBUR

"Guilty But Mentally Ill" Doesn't Protect Against Harsh Sentences

Jacewicz NPR

The Right to Know if an Operation Is Next to Useless

Gina Kolata New York Times