Business of Medicine
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Poll: Most voters oppose House and Senate health care bills
June polling shows little backing for provisions in the GOP reform bills.
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CBO: Senate health care proposal marginally better than House-passed bill
Even with some improvements over the House bill, BCRA looks to do more harm than good.
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Supreme Court allows partial travel ban to proceed
Order gives some relief to foreign physicians, medical students.
From the Journals
Study shows that 20% of inpatients given antibiotics develop adverse reactions
Twenty percent of hospitalized adults given antibiotics develop adverse drug events, including GI, nephrotoxic, hematologic, cardiac, and...
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Senate health care proposal already facing uphill battle
Without support from all GOP senators, the plan as written could be DOA.
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CMS proposes exempting more practices from MACRA
Reduced adminstrative burden is the hallmark of the proposed rule for MACRA’s second year.
From the Journals
Consider college immunization requirements when counseling about vaccines
Vaccine-hesitant parents who want their kids to go to college may be swayed by enrollment requirements.
Conference Coverage
Survey: Most doctors would pick single payer over ACA, ACHA
CHICAGO – Political uncertainty seems to have changed some opinions in the exam room.
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KHN Exclusive: White House task force echoes Pharma proposals
To solve the crisis of high drug prices, the group discussed strengthening the monopoly rights of pharmaceuticals overseas, ending discounts for...
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Ear to the door: Five things being weighed in secret health bill also weigh it down
What do we know about planned reforms to the ACA?
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What’s driving the ‘failure’ of the ACA marketplaces?
Is it a poorly designed system or institutional sabotage? The answer depends on who you ask.