Will Obama Follow UK Meeting with Adequate Money for Vaccines?
By Amanda Glassman - By Amanda Glassman -One result of President Obama’s visit to the UK last month was a statement on the UK-US Partnership for Global Development in which the U.S.…
Transparent Heath Data and APIs are Real, Where Were the Med Device Vendors?
I was invited to attend the second annual Healthcare Data Initiative Forum at the NIH Institute of Medicine (IOM) and after spending most of the day today listening to the…
Navigating the Perilous Road: A Special Panel On Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues
The US market represents huge profit potential for an innovative company, but not if unexpected FDA issues impede the launch, or reimbursement issues and adverse patent actions interfere with the…
For Baby Boomers, a New Kind of Joint
“Joint replacement used to be about doing the things you needed to do — literally, being able to walk. Now, younger patients are coming and saying, ‘I want to continue…
Misinformation About IPAB
David Brooks’ op-ed in the New York Times earlier this week attacking health care reform’s Independent Payment Advisory Board has set off a mini-firestorm in the liberal blogosphere. Brooks claimed…
Johnson & Johnson’s Culture of Health Pays Off
Arguably well ahead of its time, Johnson & Johnson introduced their employee wellness program “Live for Life” in 1979. For more than 30 years, Johnson & Johnson has been working…
June 23-24 OneMedForum New York
OneMedPlace Trans-Atlantic Conference on June 23rd-24th is a gathering of fast growing, emerging healthcare and life science companies in Europe and North America. Its sixth OneMedForum, and second in New…
Squandering Medicare’s Money
Medicare spends a fortune each year on procedures that have no proven benefit and should not be covered. According to Rita F. Redberg, writing in The New York Times, examples…
WH Critical of White Paper on Projected Employer-Sponsored Coverage under Reform
The WH is striking back at a consulting firm’s report which claims that almost a third of all companies will forego the provision under the ACA which requires them to offer…
Health Care Buzz Today
One in Three Employers May Drop Health Benefits by 2014. A McKinsey Quarterly report suggests that nearly a third of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance to employees…
