RealClearHealth Week of October 5, 2015 Archives

RealClearHealth AM Update

Thursday, October 8

Democrats Blame Boehner for Stalled Medicare Deal

Sarah Ferris Hill

Mixed Reactions to Meaningful Use Rules

Scott Mace HealthLeaders

Study: Mammogram's Price Can Vary by $1,000

Jordan Rau KHN

Money and the Fight over Healthy Eating

Purdy & Evich Politico

Drugs Could Come with a Money-Back Guarantee

John Tozzi Bloomberg

Drug Makers Donate to Fight Calif. Initiative

Ed Silverman Pharmalot

Support for Fed. Health Spending Drops

Michelle Rosenfeld CAHealthline

Big Pharma Braces for 2016 Assault

Peter Sullivan The Hill

Are Cash-Only Doctors Better for Consumers?

Rebecca Plevin KPCC

How the Debate over Health Care Is Changing

Noam Levey L.A. Times

Mental Health Parity Hasn't Happened

Janell Ross Washington Post

Weak Link Discovered in Flu Vaccine

Helen Branswell Stat

Friday, October 9

Obama Signs 14th Bill Changing Obamacare

Gregory Korte USA Today

States 'Shocked' at Their Tab for Medicare Premiums

Virgil Dickson MH

U.S. Uninsured Rate at 11.6% in Third Quarter

Stephanie Marken Gallup

Bernie Sanders to Oppose Obama's FDA Nominee

John Wagner WaPo

Senators Propose Health IT Rating System

Katie Dvorak FierceEMR

Bill Would Add Nurses, PAs to Sunshine Act

Charles Ornstein ProPublica

Study: U.S. Spends More, Gets Worse Results

Peter Sullivan The Hill

Large Doctor Groups Associated with Higher Prices

Andrews KHN

Docs Can Teach Hospitals About How to Run ACOs

Tammy Worth HFN

Senator Seeks Antitrust Investigation of Shkreli

Ed Silverman Pharmalot

Blue Shield's Deal with Regulators Draws Fire

Chad Terhune L.A. Times

OxyContin Use for Kids Draws Scrutiny

Catherine Saint Louis NYT

Saturday, October 10

Ending Ark. Medicaid Expansion Would Be Costly

John Lyon Ark. News

Kentucky Co-op Insurer to Shut Down

Peter Sullivan The Hill

Financial Health Shaky at Many Co-ops

Amy Goldstein Washington Post

More MA Plans Are Awarded Four Stars or More

Bob Herman MH

MedPAC Begins Work on New Payment Policies

Shannon Firth MedPage

Gene Editing Research Spurs Debate over Ethics

Lauran Neergaard AP

To Die at Home

Lynne Shallcross NPR Shots

Health Investors Who Would Kill It on 'Shark Tank'

S. Baum MedCity

Monday, October 12

Insurance Dropouts Present a Challenge for ACA

Abby Goodnough NYT

WINhealth Partners Withdraws from Federal Marketplace

KGWN

Insurers Pulling Plans Is Costly for MNSure

Kyle Potter Associated Press

Hospitals Blame Lack of Medicaid Expansion

Stefanoni Joplin Globe

No Surge of Insurers Buying Physician Practices

Bob Herman ModHC

Health Insurance Options for the 'Gig Economy'

Christina Farr NPR

Many Seniors Don't Shop for New Coverage

Kathleen McGrory TBT

ACA Enrollment Improves HIV Outcomes

Michael Smith MedPageToday

How Big Pharma Keeps Drug Prices High

Steve Mitchell Cons. Reports

U.S. Still Behind in Effective Health Care Spending

Eric Pianin TFT

Being Black Can Be Bad for Your Health

Damon Tweedy Salon

Urban Hospitals Reach Out

Michael Ollove Stateline