RealClearHealth Week of May 2, 2016 Archives

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Monday, May 2
Stark Choices for Docs Under Medicare Pay Proposal
Beth Kutscher MH
FDA Considers Training Requirements for Opioids
Matthew Perrone AP
GOP Senators Urge Ending Part B Experiment
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
Brady: GOP ACA Alternative Coming Before July
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Urgent Care Centers Changing Landscape
Naseem Miller Orlando Sentinel
Pharma Pressured to Pay For Drug Take-Backs
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
More Kids Have Chronic Health Problems
Steven Reinberg HealthDay
Biden Gets Papal Blessing for War on Cancer
Pullella & Rampton Reuters
Aid-In-Dying: Not So Easy
Emily Bazar California Healthline
For Nebraska's Poor, Get Sick and Get Sued
Paul Kiel ProPublica
Cops Aren't Trained for Mental Health Crises
Mike Maciag Governing
Knowing Family History Could Save Your Life
Theodora Ross Wash. Post
Why Is U.S. Home Birth So Dangerous?
Amy Tuteur New York Times
Congress Has No Good Reason to Delay Zika Funding
Bloomberg View
Congress Is Helping Keep Drug Prices High
Jonathan Cohn Huff. Post


Tuesday, May 3
Rising Health Care Costs Weigh On Voters
Alison Kodjak NPR
Medicare Bonuses for 231 Lower-Quality Hospitals
Jordan Rau KHN
Better Medicare Alliance's Schwartz on "Value" in MA
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MACRA Tries to Change How Docs Use Tech
Adam Rubenfire Mod HC
These Hospitals Make the Most Money off Patients
Lena Sun Wash. Post
Study: Calif. Exchange Helps Keep Premiums Lower
Lisa Aliferis KQED
U.S. Facing Two Opioid Epidemics
Evan Horowitz Boston Globe
Valeant Pits Ackman Against Buffett in Clash
Zachary Tracer Bloomberg
The Secret Culprit in the Theranos Mess
Nick Bilton Vanity Fair
Can Illness Be Funny?
Dylan Scott Stat
Hill Democrats Seek Action on Health Disparites
Joyce Frieden MedPage
FDA Effort Aims to Curb Smoking Among LGBT
Matthew Perrone AP
Google Files Patent for Eye Implant
Mike Miliard Healthcare IT News
Making Money on Drugs
Washington Post
How States Can Contain Health Care Costs
Scheffler & Glied N.Y. Times


Wednesday, May 4
How a Tool to Help Patients Shop Backfired
Carolyn Johnson Wonkblog
Smokers' Ranks Look Sparse In Obamacare
Phil Galewitz KHN
MACRA Deadlines Could Result in Penalties
Joseph Conn Modern HC
Schwartz: "It's How Do You Also Drive Up Quality"
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Medical Errors: A Hidden Killer
Robert Preidt HealthDay
Study: Patients Paying Less for Painkillers
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Opioid REMS Impact Unclear
Kristina Fiore MedPageToday
Youngest With ADHD May Be Overmedicated
Ariana Eunjung Cha WP
Purdue Moves to Block Release of Court Records
David Armstrong Stat
Leader of Families USA Will Step Down
Laurie McGinley Washington Post
United's Exit Leaves Monopolies in Many Places
Mattie Quinn Governing
Changing Views on Addiction in Boston
Gillian Mohney ABC News
HIV Infection Rates Drop But Miss U.S. Goals
Meredith Cohn Balto. Sun
Abortion Clinics Closing in Blue States
Ashe Schow Washington Examiner
FDA Relaxes Guidelines for Dangerous Abortion Pill
Lila Rose Nat. Rev.


Thursday, May 5
Health Insurers Struggle to Offset New Costs
Radnofsky & Mathews WSJ
CMS Willing to Change Medicare Drug Proposal
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Slavitt Requests Input on Doc Pay Proposal
Michael D. Williamson BNA
FDA Panel: Painkiller Training Should Be Required
Matthew Perrone AP
Shortages of Essential ER Drugs Increase
Michelle Andrews KHN
Hep C Now Leading Infectious Disease Killer
Robert Preidt HealthDay
Here's What the ACA Did for Mental Health
Kimberly Leonard U.S. News
Digital Health: Hype or Results?
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Frozen Food Recall Expands Amid Listeria Fears
Dana Farrington NPR
Prince's Addiction and an Intervention Too Late
Eligon et al. NYT
Primary Care Doctor Involvement Boosts Prevention
Managed Care
Cancer Walks a Terrible Way to Fight Breast Cancer
Karuna Jaggar WP
Health Care Costs and the ACO Delusion
Anish Koka Phila. Inquirer
Health Insurers Shift More Costs To Taxpayers
John Graham Apothecary
Undertrained Doctors, Overprescribed Drugs
Bloomberg View


Friday, May 6
Opioid Prescribing Gets Another Look
Barry Meier New York Times
Risk Of Opioid Overdose Climbs At Middle Age
Kristin Gourlay NPR
Why Drug Discounts Are Kept Private
Caitlin Owens Morning Consult
Appeals Court Hears Key Drug Patent Case
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
"Medical Homes" Aren't Cutting Medicare Costs
Kip Sullivan THCB
Would Trump Stick to Promise Not to Cut Medicare?
Harris Meyer MH
2,000 Docs: Sanders Has Best Health Plan
Carolyn Johnson Wonkblog
6 Years Later, ACA Still Divides America
Dennis Thompson HealthDay
Pregnant Women Should Compare Hospitals
Shefali Luthra KHN
I Tried to Find Out How Much Childbirth Costs
Johnny Harris Vox
The New Health Care Rationing
Dan Maffei U.S. News & World Report
Hospitals Must Heed Quality Ratings
Rita Numerof Numerof & Assoc.
FDA Takes E-Cigarettes Out of 'Wild West'
USA Today
E-Cigarette Regulations Are a Gift to Big Tobacco
Jonathan H. Adler WP
Ban E-Cigarette Ads Everywhere
Bloomberg View
Saturday, May 7
"Biggest Loser" Weight Loss News Is Misleading
Tamar Haspel Wonkblog
Many Bugs Found in Human Gut Can Be Cultured
Megan Thielking Stat
Why It's Impossible to Be a Vegetarian
Andrew Smith The Conversation
The FDA's Food Labeling Shortcut
Margot Pollans Slate
American Girl Has a Hit With Diabetes Doll Kit
Roni Caryn Rabin NYT
Let's Talk About Genetic Engineering
Grant Burningham Newsweek
CRISPR Won't Fix Sick People Anytime Soon
Jocelyn Kaiser Science
Pondering "What It Means to Be Human"
Joel Achenbach Wash. Post
Research Connects Genetic Blueprints, Disorders
Rachel Jonas Conv.
World's Most Expensive Medicine Is a Bust
Antonio Regalado Tech. Rev.
Botched Drug Trial Lacked 'Common Sense'
Rae Ellen Bichell NPR
No One Talks About Norovirus, and That's a Problem
Julia Belluz Vox
How Increasing Longevity Will Impact Us
Richard Eisenberg Next Avenue
Toad Venom: Weird Trip or Cancer Cure?
Abby Haglage The Daily Beast
Biotech Firm Wants to Deliver Organs by Drone
Steve Dent Engadget
Monday, May 9
Purdue Pharma Responds to LAT OxyContin Report
Harriet Ryan LAT
CMS Acts On Special Enrollment Periods, Co-ops
Timothy Jost HA Blog
Nursing Homes Evict Difficult Patients
Matt Sedensky Associated Press
Health Care Fraud Flourishes in Florida
Lisa Schencker Mod. Healthcare
CDC, Chipotle Disagreement Over E. Coli
Craig Giammona Bloomberg
Future Pharmacies Won't Run Out of Drugs
Alexandra Ossola Daily Beast
Black Americans See Gains in Life Expectancy
Sabrina Tavernise NYT
Drug Testing's Professional "Guinea Pigs"
Rae Ellen Bichell NPR
Farzad Mostashari on How Gov't Should Work
Dan Diamond Politico
What If There Were No Processed Food?
Roberto Ferdman Wonkblog
The Flaws of Do-Gooder Food Ratings
Corby Kummer New Republic
Increase Investment in Long-Term Opioid Recovery
Boston Globe
Health Care Is No Place for Rampant Capitalism
Michael Jones LAT
Obamacare's Taxpayer Bailout of Health Insurers
Luke Hilgemann AFP
Obamacare's Rocky Future in Colorado
Cary Gibson U.S. News


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