RealClearHealth Week of February 15, 2016 Archives

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Monday, February 15
Scalia Death Puts Health Care Cases in Limbo
Schencker & Rubenfire MH
Whither Abortion, ACA after Scalia's Death
Eisenberg et al. Politico
The Court's Biggest Abortion Case in Years
Kliff & Crockett Vox
Confounding Surge in Medicare Advantage Sign-Ups
Robert Pear NYT
Sen. Warren on Medical Marijuana & Opioids
C. Ingraham Wonkblog
New Cancer Center Model Thriving
Eric T. Rosenthal MedPageToday
How Can Providers Prepare for Disasters?
Sheri Fink New York Times
Little Help Available for Caregivers
Susan Ladika Managed Care
Colombia's Claim of No Birth Defects Linked to Zika
D. Thompson HD
Med Schools Fail to Accommodate Disabilities
Lisa Rapaport Reuters
House Backs Bill To Ease Calorie Label Rules
Mary Clare Jalonick AP
The 'Moonshot' Metaphor on Cancer Fails
Margot Sanger-Katz Upshot
In America, the Art of Doctoring is Dying
Jerald Winakur Washington Post
Cruz Was Right on Obamacare & Jobs
Michael F. Cannon Forbes
What the Democratic Health Care Debate Omits
Ehrenfreund Wonkblog


Tuesday, February 16
Left-Leaning Economists Question Sanders's Plans
Jackie Calmes NYT
Congressional Democrats Not Drawn to Single-Payer
Caitlin Owens MC
CMS: $7.7B in Reinsurance Headed to Insurers
Susan Morse HC Finance
Florida Approves Humana Sale to Aetna
Daniel Chang Miami Herald
Sticks, Not Carrots, May Work Best for Wellness
Dennis Thompson HD
Medical Care in Freddie Gray's Baltimore
Jay Hancock KHN
How Health Care Helped Create Opioid Crisis
Steven Ross Johnson MH
Popular Heartburn Pills Can Be Risky, Hard To Stop
Rob Stein NPR
Ransomware Takes California Hospital Offline
Steve Ragan CSO
The Health Sector Needs Tech Giants
Carla Smith TechCrunch
Gene Editing Is Next Frontier in Abortion Wars
Sarah Karlin Politico
Evidence-Based Medicine Loses a Round
Caroline Poplin MedPageToday
Obama Budget Would Allow Scrutiny of Drug Prices
David Lazarus LAT
It's Time for Drug Makers to Open Their Books
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
Pharma Nerds Aren't Pharma Bros
Yevgeniy Feyman Apothecary


Wednesday, February 17
Agreement on Measures Tracking Doctors' Quality
Jordan Rau KHN
Tax Suspended, Medical Device Firms Reap Savings
Mark Zdechlik NPR
Community Health Has Surprise Q4 Loss
John Lauerman Bloomberg
Health Care Cases Arrive Soon for Supreme Court
Lisa Schencker MH
Opioid Bill Will Provide Litmus Test for Senate
Caitlin Owens Morn Cons
More College Students Misusing ADHD Med
Kathleen Doheny HealthDay
Social Impact Bonds Only 'Pay for Success'
Lenny Bernstein Wash Post
Community Health Workers Act As a 'Bridge'
Martha Bebinger WBUR
Health Care System Leaves Homeless Behind
Bob Tedeschi Stat
When a Surgeon Becomes a Malpractice Atty.
Marshall Allen ProPublica
Who's Going to Pay for You to Live to Be 100?
Chris Farrell Marketwatch
Will Shoppers on Food Stamps Pick Up Fresher Foods?
PBS NewsHour
A Hidden Cost to Giving Kids Their Vegetables
Caitlin Daniel NYT
Why We Have so Little Useful Research on ACOs
Kip Sullivan THCB
Insurers Actually Making a Mint from Obamacare
Michael Hiltzik LAT


Thursday, February 18
Intermountain Plan Promises to Hold Line on Costs
Reed Abelson NYT
Data Shows MNsure Shoppers Are Getting Older
Kyle Potter AP
Calif. Marketplace May Require Agent Commissions
Chad Terhune CHL
Kynect Was Not Sustainable, Ky. Officials Say
John Cheves Lexington HL
Ky. Has Sharp Low-Income Uninsurance Declines
Lucy Larner Health Aff
Hospital Pays $17,000 to End 'Ransomware' Attack
Andrew Dalton AP
Sandoz Wants SCOTUS Review of Biosimilar Rules
Silverman Pharmalot
Top 4 Payer Priorities for 2016
Rene Letourneau HealthLeaders Media
Letting Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control
Sarah Breitenbach Stateline
1/3 of Clinical Trial Results Never Disclosed
Rebecca Spalding Bloomberg
Study: Journals Published 'Marketing Trials'
David Matthews THE
Wounded Veterans Pay the Bill for Fertility Treatment
Lawrence NPR
Study: Military Falls Short in Treating PTSD
Gregg Zoroya USA Today
Help Vets Fight War Against Arthritis
Joan Von Feldt Morning Consult
Signs 'Gaming' by Sick Is Not a Problem in ACA
Michael Hiltzik LA Times


Friday, February 19
Kasich Calls for Transparency in Provider Bills
Columbia State
Employers Use Big Data to Track Employee Pregnancies
Zayra Fortune
Promise, Perils of Big Data in Health Care
Frakt & Pizer AJMC
Lessons from Hospital That Paid 'Ransomware'
Josephine Wolff Slate
ACA Has Barely Made a Dent in ER Visits
Kimberly Leonard U.S. News
More than Just an Opioid Crisis: Benzo Deaths Rise Too
L. Samuel Stat
Doctors Say E-Cigarettes Should be a Last Resort
Maggie Fox NBC News
Results of Many Clinical Trials Take Years to Publish
Mozes HealthDay
Coverage for Autism Treatment Varies by State
Jen Fifield Stateline
With Donated Drugs, Calif. Pharmacy Provides Free Meds
Ostrov CHL
Improving Dental Care Access for Minority Children
Elena Rios NHMA
Texas Official Steps Down after Women's Health Study
E. Walters TTrib
Public Health & the Pope's Nod to Birth Control
Andrew Joseph Stat
Population Health's Ripple Effect
David Nash MedPageToday
Will Health Be Election Issue in the South?
Drew Altman WS Journal
Saturday, February 20
Stop Wasting Money on Brand-Name Drugs
Julia Belluz Vox
How Rx Drug Abuse Unleashed a Heroin Epidemic
Williamson Natl Rev
Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Kids with ADHD
Carey NY Times
Churches Enlisted to Keep Worshipers Healthy
Andrea McDaniels BS
How Much Folic Acid Is Too Much?
Roxanne Khamsi Slate
Calorie Counts Really Do Fight Obesity
Cass R. Sunstein Bloomberg View
Messy Kitchens, Stress & Eating More Sweets
Susan Perry MinnPost
What 'Caveman' DNA Says about Paleo Diet
Peter Whoriskey Wonkblog
Why People in Iceland Live Longer
Simmons et al. NBC News
Why Doctors Choose to Die Differently
Jacquelyn Corley CNN
The Mind's Biology
Amy Ellis Nutt Washington Post
First Brain Region Affected by Alzheimer's Identified
S. Feller UPI
Music Helps Alzheimer's Sufferer Connect
Linda Anderson NBC Today
Animals That Sniff Out TB, Cancer, and Landmines
E. Young Mosaic
Can Smoking Kill Cat Videos? A Public Health Ad Says Yes
Chen NPR
Monday, February 22
Who's Advising Donald Trump on Health Care?
Paul Demko Politico
Trump Health Care Comments Shock Conservatives
Rappeport NYT
Highmark Trimming Payments to Stem ACA Losses
Kris Mamula PPG
Insurers, Drugmakers Try Value-Based Contracts
Bob Herman Mod. HC
Oscar Health's Path to 1 Million Members
Zachary Tracer Bloomberg
Bipartisan Support Grows for Medicare Advantage
Caitlin Owens MC
Regulators Propose New Medicare Advantage Rates
Mathews WSJ
Slow Progress on Connectivity in Medical Devices
Mike Freeman LAT
Strokes on the Rise Among Younger Adults
Rae Ellen Bichell NPR
Ford Spent $40 Million to Reshape Asbestos Science
Jim Morris CPI
Talk to Your Doctor about Trimming Costs
Robert Preidt HealthDay
Califf Nomination May Be Back on Track in Senate
Sheila Kaplan Stat
Why Are White Death Rates Rising?
Andrew J. Cherlin New York Times
Toward Saner Drug Pricing
Jeff Stier Washington Times
Obamacare ACOs Deny Care To Patients
Robert Book Apothecary


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