Business of Medicine
Feature
ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
Conference Coverage
Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...
Feature
Survey: Health care costs, access unlikely to improve in 2019
Most physicians expect the federal government to continue efforts to defund the ACA.
Opinion
Terminating an employee
Make it clear, when necessary, that the decision has already been made, so arguing or pleading will change nothing.
News from the FDA/CDC
United States now over 100 measles cases for the year
Outbreak in Clark County, Wash., continues to be the country’s largest in 2019.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity hits seasonal high
Conference Coverage
Hearing drills into patient impact of ACA legal challenge
A ruling for the plaintiffs in Texas v. United States also would mean the ACA’s consumer protections for employer-based coverage would be...
Feature
President Trump calls for end to HIV/AIDS, pediatric cancer
Health care was addressed in speech more focused on immigration, a nod to unity, honoring vets, and featuring Congressional women dressed in white...
Feature
Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
“A shadowy system of kickbacks,” was how Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar described the current system in a speech on Feb. 1.
From the Journals
Shifting drugs from Part B to Part D could be costly to patients
The impact would vary based on the drug, as well as patients’ insurance coverage in addition to Medicare.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity ticks up for second week in a row
23 states reported activity in the high range for the week ending Jan. 26.