By ANDREW MCFADYEN & ALEXANDRA HALL As rare disease patient advocates, we work with terminally ill patients on a daily basis. A new version of the ‘Right to Try’ bill, which purports to help t...Read More
By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD There is one way the Trump HHS and VA can thread the needle between provider economic self-interest and burdensome regulation and it’s based on Federal health IT policy. This p...Read More
You may think skipping on breakfast is the quickest way to lose weight, but it is also the deadliest. Our moms and grandmothers were right when they insisted on us eating our breakfast. It is the firs...Read More
By KIP SULLIVAN In my last post , I made fun of Ezekiel Emanuel and Joseph Liebman for predicting that ACOs would replace insurance companies by 2020. I noted that the 800 to 1,000 ACOs reportedly in ...Read More
By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD A National School Walkout Day is planned for March 14, 2018 at 10 a.m. and will last 17 minutes in honor of the 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hi...Read More
By ALEX AZAR HHS Secretary Alex Azar spoke earlier this week at the American Federation of Hospitals, giving a widely reported speech that offered new details on the Trump administration’s plans...Read More
By RYAN MARLING Amazon has chosen its initial partners for its foray into healthcare—Berkshire Hathaway, the third largest public company in the world, and JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest banks...Read More
By ERIN LANDAU and REENA AGGARWAL, MD Selecting an obstetrician or midwife and birth center or hospital is arguably one of the most important decisions that a pregnant woman makes. This choice will de...Read More
By SEEMA VERMA Following is the full text of CMS administrator Seema Verma’s remarks at HIMSS18 in Las Vegas. It is a privilege to be with you here today and speak about the amazing advancements...Read More
I’ve posted before (HERE and HERE) about the need to improve risk adjustment for publically-reported HAI metrics that are increasingly used for reimbursement, rankings of hospital quality, incen...Read More