RealClearHealth Week of December 21, 2015 Archives

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Monday, December 21
Regulators Tamp Down on Mergers of Hospitals
Reed Abelson NYT
How Olympus Kept Hospitals in the Dark
Terhune & Petersen LAT
Employers Battle Drug Costs
Peter Loftus Wall Street Journal
How Democrats Prevailed over Obama on Cadillac Tax
Sarah Ferris Hill
Could the Cadillac Tax Be the New Doc Fix?
Caitlin Owens Morn. Consult
Surge in Enrollment Lifts Obamacare Marketplaces
Noam N. Levey LAT
In Budget Deal, a New Path for ACA Foes
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar AP
Why New Medical Schools Have Been Popping Up
Julie Rovner KHN
Coloradans Will Put Single-Payer to a Vote Next Fall
John Daley NPR
U.S. Finds Violations at Indian Generic Plant
Zeba Siddiqui Reuters
Concurrent Surgeries Get New Scrutiny
Abelson et al. Boston Globe
Health Care's Price Conundrum
Atul Gawande New Yorker
Reform Ideas You Haven't Heard Before
James Capretta RealClearPolicy
No Justification for High Drug Prices
New York Times
Free Speech in the Examining Room
Noah Feldman Bloomberg View


Tuesday, December 22
Senate Group Offers Chronic Care Options
Mary Ellen McIntire MC
Senate Chairman: 'Cures' Bill Is Next Priority
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Surge in Prescription Costs Hit Medicare in 2014
Peter Loftus WSJ
HHS Creates 'Dashboard' for Medicare Rx Spending
Amy Goldstein WP
Insurance Co-ops 'Orphaned by Politics'
Mary Jo Brooks NewsHour
ER Doctors Push Back on Out-of-Network Rules
Michelle Andrews KHN
More Confusion About Who Should Take a Statin
Alice Park Time
Fewer ODs after Fla. 'Pill Mill' Crackdown
Steven Reinberg HealthDay
Questions about Naloxone for Opioid Overdose
Kristina Fiore MedPage
CMS Data Reveal Disparities in Home Health Delivery
Sabriya Rice MH
Nursing Home Workers Share Photos of Residents
Ornstein ProPublica
America's Deadliest Drug Problem
USA Today
What the ACA Has Achieved & What's Next
Alice M. Rivlin Brookings
Shkreli Isn't to Blame For High Drug Prices
Arthur Caplan NBC News
Cruz's FDA Plan Will Jeopardize Public Health
Ed Silverman Pharmalot


Wednesday, December 23
Healthcare.gov Users Hit 8.2 Million
Louise Radnofsky Wall Street Journal
2 Million Current Enrollees Forgo Shopping Anew
Amy Goldstein WP
1M More Insurance Customers Under Age 35
Mary Ellen McIntire MC
FDA Approval Could Turn a Free Drug Pricey
Alison Kodjak NPR
Big Pharma Gets Data for Discounts
Darius Tahir Politico
Researchers Call for Better Clinical Trial Reporting
Charles Piller Stat
HHS Watchdog Launches Fetal Tissue Investigation
Peter Sullivan Hill
Smaller EHR Vendors Face Stage 3 Acid Test
Scott Mace HealthLeaders
FDA Reluctant to Regulate Mobile Health Apps
Neil Versel MedCity
New Scrutiny of Opioids, Antipsychotics in Medicaid
Virgil Dickson MH
Pharmacy Delivery Vans Targeted by Thieves
David Armstrong Stat
Doctors Not Top Opioid Prescribers in N.H.
Mark Hayward Union Leader
How Thin Is Too Thin for Fashion Models?
Karen Kaplan L.A. Times
Limit the 'Orphan Drug' Incentives
Marty Makary Wall Street Journal
One and a Half Cheers for Obamacare
Bloomberg View


Thursday, December 24
How to Handle Surprise Medical Bills
Elizabeth O'Brien Marketwatch
Finally a Sane Conversation about Death in 2015
Sarah Kliff Vox
Athlete's Family Says 'Concussion' Film Smears Him
Ken Belson NYT
The Big Business of Treating Brain Injuries
Usha Lee McFarling Stat
The Wisest Approach to 'Smart Pills'
Sandra L. McGill Ga. Health News
War Took Her Arms But Not Her Compassion
Adam Ashton Tacoma NT
New Rules for Kidney Transplant Priorities
Lauran Neergaard AP
Let People Sell Their Organs
Abigail Hall Forbes


Friday, December 25
The U.S. Pays a Lot More for Top Drugs
Robert Langreth et al. Bloomberg
Drug Developers Fund Rare Disease Registries
Andrew Joseph Stat
Elizabeth Holmes Embraces Her Controversy
Jon Kelly Vanity Fair
Climate Accord Mobilizes Health Industry
Ross-Brown Amer. Prospect
Can Data Mining Improve Wikipedia Health Info?
Versel MedCityNews
In Age of Digital Records, Paper Still Carries Weight
Abigail Zuger NYT
Are Antibiotics Making People Fat?
James Hamblin The Atlantic
'Fat But Fit' May be a Myth, Researchers Say
Ariana Eunjung Cha WP
Saturday, December 26
The Health Care Year in Review
Commonwealth Fund
Easy Access to a Supermarket Doesn't Improve Health
Julia Belluz Vox
Working the Refs on Nutrition Science
Jonah Goldberg Los Angeles Times
The Lawyer Pharma Loves to Hate
Karen Weintraub Stat
A Trail of Medical Errors Ends in Grief
Allen & Pierce ProPublica
Evaluating New Medicare Hospice, End-of-Life Policy
HA Blog
Veterans Still Suffering Poor VA Care
Donovan Slack USA Today
Quiz: The Leading Causes of Death for Young Adults
RealClearScience
Monday, December 28
Are Democrats Crippling Obamacare?
Wheaton & Demko Politico
Obamacare's Hold Growing Stronger
Sarah Ferris The Hill
New Risks at Rural Hospitals
Weaver Wilde Mathews & McGinty WSJ
U.S. Scrutinizes Tests for Pain-Pill Abuse
Ken Alltucker Arizona Republic
Addiction Treatment Argued as Essential Benefit
Bob Herman MH
Md. Looking to Change Drug Treatment Payments
Andrea McDaniels BS
Drug Abuse Brings Heavy Toll
Johnson & Candisky Columbus Dispatch
Hep C Drugs Denied for Most Medicaid Patients
Jake Harper NPR
Rich, White and Refusing Vaccinations
Nicholas Bakalar New York Times
Ultrasounds Are On the Rise
Curt Woodward Boston Globe
Death from Diabetes Sparks New Law
Dawn Kendrick USA Today
Providers Struggle to Understand Consumer Needs
Jeff Lagasse HFN
Kids' Asthma Rates Down after Earlier Increase
Lindsey Tanner AP
U.S. Needs Better Regulation of Drug Development
Donald W. Light PI
How to Save American Health Care
Charlotte Lytton The Daily Beast


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