The Vatican Invests in Stem Cell Company
Back in March of this year the Vatican invested a million in the company and you can also read about Neostem acquiring Progenitor earlier this year as well. NeoStem acquired…
Ending Pay-For-Delay Deals Could Raise over $5 Billion
The deficit reduction “super committee” charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget reductions over the next decade shouldn’t let this one pass. The Congressional Budget Office today estimated…
Why You Won’t See a Bold Medicare Plan From Mitt Romney
Kaiser Health News tries hard to understand Mitt Romney’s Medicare plans and ultimately concludes it’s difficult to figure out what it all means. Not surprisingly, Romney is none too quick…
Price Controls Can Be Deadly
A 2003 law fixes the price Medicare will pay for injected drugs to an “average sales price” that is at least six months old at any given time. This flawed…
It’s Back to Basics in Nursing Homes in Treating Disease
Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & Research Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & ResearchJust under 13 percent of skilled long term care…
What is Biomedical & Health Informatics?
William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical…
Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA
Posted in Healthcare Policy & The MediaPolitics & The Law Posted in Healthcare Policy & The MediaPolitics & The LawNews comes today from a largely conservative appeals court, no less.…
Hospital Infection Rates Decreasing
There is good news on the subject of hospital acquired infections --new CDC data shows a significant decline in rates. For 2010, the CDC is reporting: There is good news…
Reasonable Goals for Health Insurance Coverage and Defining Medical Necessity
Health care should be a right but it needs to be paired with some responsibility – some share of the cost, especially for routine care, and some attention to maintaining…
Obama’s Opportunity for the “Super Committee”
Only three weeks remain before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, popularly known as the “Super Committee,” must submit a bill to Congress that will cut the deficit by…
