Business of Medicine
Feature
Most physicians support Medicaid work requirements
Three states are instituting new policies for able-bodied recipients.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Diabetes patients ignore a deadly risk
And a three-in-one pill could change hypertension treatment.
Conference Coverage
MedPAC urges CMS to curb low-value care
23%-37% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one low-value service in 2014, based on analysis of claims data, for an expenditure of $2.4...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
And health IT under-users still outnumber super-users.
Under My Skin
Why do people act that way?
You can try all you want, but you never really figure people out.Take Brendan. He spent a good few minutes chewing out my front desk staffer Linda...
News
Pregnant women in clinical trials: FDA questions how to include them
Lack of research can be harmful to mother and fetus, FDA draft guidance says, and it can be “ethically justifiable” to include them in studies.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Skin disorders defeat weekend warriors
And the sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely.
Feature
Patient advocacy groups take in millions from drugmakers. Is there a payback?
KHN launches “Pre$cription for Power,” a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma’s ties to patient groups.
From the Journals
Health IT ‘under-users’ outnumber ‘super-users’
“Those relying on the EHR as a vehicle for intervention may be hindered by the technological capacity of ambulatory care partners.”
Conference Coverage
AAD guidelines’ conflict-of-interest policies discussed in pro-con debate
Recent study results raised questions about the adequacy of the AAD’s conflict-of-interest policies for guideline authors.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.