Business of Medicine
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Is rosacea a red flag for deeper dangers?
And why reading aloud to kids can cut hyperactivity.
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 $2.4...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
And health IT under-users still outnumber super-users.
News
Pregnant women in clinical trials: FDA questions how to include them
Lack of research can be harmful to mother and fetus, FDA draft guidance says, and it can be “ethically justifiable” to include them in studies.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Skin disorders defeat weekend warriors
And the sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely.
Feature
Patient advocacy groups take in millions from drugmakers. Is there a payback?
KHN launches “Pre$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.”
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.
Feature
CMS finalizes measures to help combat opioid crisis
Federal agencies and leaders are taking a multipronged approach to the opioid crisis.