Status Update on Reform Law’s Temporary High Risk Pools
The SCOTUS announced yesterday that it will not fast track a Virginia appeals court ruling on the unconstitutionality of the reform law regarding its mandate on individual coverage. One year…
They Call This Research?
The Dartmouth Health Atlas has come out with another one of its national breakdowns of Medicare claims, showing a wide variation between areas. This one is focused on end-of-life care…
Caregiver Webinar Tomorrow
CareGiving.com has scheduled a family caregiver webinar for tomorrow called Planting Seeds for Your Future.It is at noon eastern. CareGiving.com has scheduled a family caregiver webinar for tomorrow called Planting…
Health Care Buzz Today
ScrubdIn Announces Winners of 2011 Best Medical Apps Contest. Best medical app for health care professionals: Medibabble. Best medical app for patients: iHealth Blood Pressure Monitor. Most innovative Medical app:…
ARTAS Hair Transplant Robot Gets FDA Clearance
This is quite a machine for hair transplants from the picture. I guess we need a robot for almost everything any more and hair transplants seem to be no exception. I tend…
GOP’s Best Bet on Health Care: Stick With the Slogans
On today’s New York Times Op-Ed page (A Slogan, Not a Plan) conservatives Ramesh Ponnuru and Yuval Levin assert: Republicans have an effective slogan for their health care agenda: “repeal…
Amnestix Develops Genetic Analysis System
Amnestix is a biopharmaceutical company that has developed a powerful analytical platform to identify genetic determinants that underlie neurological disorders. The company’s genetic analysis system is called whole-genome association, and…
Trends in Medicare Part D
Recent research from Avalere Health, LLC using Medicare Part D reveals some interesting trends. Overall, premiums for fee-for-service prescription drug plans (PDPs) increased by 3%. For beneficiaries who enrolled in…
Key ACA Provision Regarding Medicare Spending Oversight Finds Many Foes
Recent concerns of two members of congress have upped the ante in the war against a key provision of the ACA: the development of an independent payment advisory board[
An Alternative to Malpractice
About three decades ago, University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein proposed a radical alternative to our system of malpractice liability. He called it “liability by contract.” The idea: let…
