Business of Medicine
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Supreme Court weighs ACA back pay case
U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments Dec. 10 in a case that centers on whether the federal government owes insurers billions based on...
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House passes drug pricing bill, likely ending its journey
Drug prices would need to be within 120% of the average price in a reference group of six nations: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and...
Conference Coverage
‘Real-world’ data show CAR T therapies are cost effective
ORLANDO – An analysis of Medicare claims data found that treatment with CAR T-cell therapy was associated with fewer hospitalizations and shorter...
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2020 open enrollment: HealthCare.gov heats up in week 6
Over 1 million plans were selected on the insurance exchanges during Dec. 1-7, but history suggests this week will be much busier.
Conference Coverage
Patients need physicians who see – and feel – beyond the EMR
CHICAGO – “The very great privilege of our profession ... is that we are privileged to examine [patients’] bodies, and to touch,” said Dr....
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Docs push back on surprise billing compromise
A bipartisan bill would protect patients from surprise medical bills related to emergency care. But the proposed solution is not a good one,...
Conference Coverage
Health care: More uninsured as insurance costs grow faster
WASHINGTON – Over 30 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2018.
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Thanksgiving took a bite out of HealthCare.gov
Plan selections were down by 28% for the holiday week, compared with the week before.
From the Journals
Quantifying the EHR connection to burnout
New research puts a more standard, quantifiable measure to the relationship between EHR usability and burnout.
Movers in Medicine
ASH to recognize researchers at annual meeting
Ten researchers will be honored at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
From the Editor
Resignation
Ambition is overrated. The ambitious find it harder to accept failure, and some degree of failure is likely.