Business of Medicine
From the Journals
Understanding SSTI admission, treatment crucial to reducing disease burden
A new study aims to shed more light on how patients with skin and soft tissue infections are admitted and treated.
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Study: Docs could see financial losses under partial ACA repeal
An expected partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act will hit physicians’ bottom line, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute.
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Survey: Docs see health care improvements as unlikely in 2017
Physicians appear to be quite pessimistic about the chances for improving health care quality, costs, and access, according to a survey conducted...
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What’s in store for CMS under Seema Verma?
Former CMS administrators discuss possible changes to Medicaid under the Trump administration nominee and future challenges for the agency.
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Medicare failed to recover up to $125 million in overpayments, records show
Six years ago, federal health officials were confident they could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually by auditing private...
The Optimized Doctor
Alexa
How many calories are there in a cheeseburger? (Yes, I too am looking forward to a svelter 2017). The answer, according to my new assistant, is...
News from the FDA/CDC
Fewer people having problems with medical bills
The number of people under age 65 years who were in families having trouble paying medical bills dropped by more than 22% from 2011 to 2016,...
Cold Iron Truth
Pig-in-a-poke health insurance, dermatologists never say never!
The recent “ramp up” because of increased costs and cuts associated with the Affordable Care Act has resulted in the delisting of many thousands...
Product Review
Product News: January 2017
Enbrel Amgen Inc announces that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application for the expanded...
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Scientific skepticism
Dr. Kevin T. Powell discusses the modern scientific method and medicine’s deviation from it.
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Hawaii continues to top ‘America’s Health Rankings’
For the fifth consecutive year, Hawaii has been named the healthiest state by the United Health Foundation’s annual report.