Paul Starr Reality Checks Medicare for All
February 21, 2020
Princeton healthcare historian sees lowering age of Medicare eligibility as doable.
Peter Wehrwein
This Week in the C-Suite: A New Feature from MHE
February 21, 2020
Weekly news from the healthcare C-Suite.
Commercial Insurers Also Drag Feet on Covering Generics
February 20, 2020
Trade group had previously documented even slower coverage by Part D plans.
Grassley on Drug Prices, Importation, and Innovation
February 19, 2020
Three takeaways from Stat's interview with the Senate Finance Committee chairman.
Oak Street Health Is Branching Out
February 18, 2020
A wave of new business is attempting to shake up, improve primary care.
JAMA Studies: Genetic Tests for Heart Disease Don't Have Much Predictive Power
February 18, 2020
Two studies in JAMA produce meh results for polygenic risk scores
Mike Bloomberg on Healthcare Issues
February 17, 2020
Michael Bloomberg wants a Medicare-like public insurance option, not Medicare for all. It's what you'd expect from a candidate who is appealing for support from moderate Democrats.
Angioplasty, Bypass Patients: Fewer, Older, Sicker, and Lower SES
February 14, 2020
As number of procedures has decreased, patient profile has shifted.
Experts Call for Uniform Scope-of-Practice Rules
February 13, 2020
Trump administration hints that it may agree and is considering a broader scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physicians.
One in 5 Elective In-Network Surgeries Result in Out-of-Network Bill
February 11, 2020
Twenty percent of seven in-network elective surgeries for a large national insurer resulted in a “surprise” out-of-network bill; averaging at $2,011.
