<ѻýҕl>The Doctor Behind the Fall of FTX; Health Data Spies; Repeat Medicare Fraud Too Easyѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Epilepsy Drug Costs Continue to Climbѻýҕl> Third-generation, brand-name drugs fuel rising expenses Dec 05, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected'ѻýҕl> The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients Dec 02, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshotѻýҕl> Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teensѻýҕl> But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths Nov 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhemѻýҕl> Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻýҕl> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraudѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 06, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare at the Marginsѻýҕl> Toyin Ajayi, MD, on how social inequities limit access to proper care Oct 04, 2022 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guiltyѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 29, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Insurance Status May Affect How Well Patients Are Treated, Study Findsѻýҕl> Publicly insured and uninsured patients fare worse than those with private insurance Sep 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Our Nation's Essential Hospitals Are Severely Under-Resourcedѻýҕl> More clearly defining these safety net providers can enable targeted support Aug 16, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugsѻýҕl> Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
<ѻýҕl>How Much Do Health Disparities Actually Cost?ѻýҕl> Analysis estimates disparities could cost U.S. healthcare system $1 trillion in 2040 Jun 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Study: Not Sticking to Schedule Shouldn't Block PAP Machines for Kids With OSAѻýҕl> Improvements did not hinge on children meeting a standard insurer's threshold of PAP adherence Jun 05, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Increased Public Assistance Tied to Better Cancer Survival in Black Patientsѻýҕl> Disparity in 5-year OS declined by more than 40% with each 10% boost in public welfare spending May 31, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcareѻýҕl> Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic May 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesityѻýҕl> Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeriesѻýҕl> Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington Apr 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare Consolidation Expected to Continue, Expert Saysѻýҕl> Small-scale players will merge with others, especially in the second half of 2022, she predicts Apr 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Winners and Losers of the Proposed Insulin Cost Capѻýҕl> While it benefits some, the $35 cap is only a stopgap measure Apr 08, 2022
<ѻýҕl>House Members Remain Divided on Universal Healthcareѻýҕl> Republicans, Democrats differ on potential costs and effects of Medicare for All Mar 29, 2022
<ѻýҕl>End to Public Health Emergency Is Bad News for Millions on Medicaidѻýҕl> Coverage losses are likely to hit children particularly hard Mar 03, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Lactation Gap: Disparities in Maternal Healthѻýҕl> Breastfeeding has short- and long-term health benefits for both mother and child Feb 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare Is a 'Right' for All Americans, Says Becerraѻýҕl> "We're missing the mark" on addressing health disparities, researchers agree Feb 09, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?ѻýҕl> Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight Jan 12, 2022
<ѻýҕl>How Can We Improve Medical Care for Homeless People?ѻýҕl> Trust, smart delivery models, and never forget that "housing is healthcare," says expert Nov 19, 2021
<ѻýҕl>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Womenѻýҕl> "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Billѻýҕl> Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visitsѻýҕl> Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits Oct 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Saysѻýҕl> Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Poorer Americans Bear the Brunt of Life Expectancy Dropѻýҕl> Poverty and stress are a "death sentence" says senator, but experts offer a way out Jul 22, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Noncitizen Kids More Likely to Be Uninsured Than Siblings With Citizenshipѻýҕl> These children were also twice as likely to experience delays in access to medical care Jul 21, 2021
<ѻýҕl>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻýҕl> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Want Healthcare for All? Ditch Fee-for-Service, Says Former CMS Chiefѻýҕl> "We should move to global budgets as soon as possible," says Donald Berwick Jun 11, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming'ѻýҕl> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: A Door Opens to Transform Cancer Careѻýҕl> Incoming CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure brings hope to the cancer community May 25, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Shifting PCI Procedures to Outpatient Centers: Safety First?ѻýҕl> Do benefits in efficiency, cost reduction outweigh risks? Apr 29, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scamѻýҕl> Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud Apr 28, 2021