Business of Medicine
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Legislators disagree on new drug-pricing proposal
New legislation by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would require Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
From the Journals
Automatic reenrollment helps keep people insured
Losing the automatic enrollment option was associated with a 30% drop in enrollment.
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States pass record number of laws to reel in drug prices
Measures include authorizing imported prescription drugs, screening for excessive price increases by drug companies, and establishing oversight...
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How do social determinants of health play out in physician practice?
Documenting and coding social factors in the patient’s health care needs doesn’t necessarily change reimbursement for their care.
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Insurers to pay record number of rebates to patients
Insurers will pay $1.3 billion in medical loss ratio rebates to patients in 2019 based on collected premiums.
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Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises
Numbers run in contradiction to lower unemployment rates.
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Judge blocks North Dakota abortion law
North Dakota's law is similar to that in at least seven other states.
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CVS-Aetna merger approval gets poor review from physicians
Physician groups are raising concerns over the merger of pharmacy chain CVS Health and health insurer Aetna.
From the Journals
New study confirms rise in U.S. suicide rates, particularly in rural areas
“Long-term and persistent poverty appears to be more entrenched and economic opportunities more constrained in rural areas,” wrote Dr. Danielle L...
Opinion
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
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Health spending nears $23,000 per family
“Buying a new car every year would be … cheaper than a year’s worth of health care.”