The lawsuits come days after Elevance Health filed a complaint of its own, asking a court to compel the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remain consistent in how it doles out stars. The lawsuits come days after Elevance Health filed a complaint of its own, asking a court to compel the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remain consistent in how it doles out stars. | | |
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In healthcare policymaking, priorities are like flaming swords to a circus juggler. It’s easy to take on one too many—and overlook the overreach until a burn or laceration halts the show. The word picture is suggested between the lines of a peer-reviewed paper published this month. In healthcare policymaking, priorities are like flaming swords to a circus juggler. It’s easy to take on one too many—and overlook the overreach until a burn or laceration halts the show. The word picture is suggested between the lines of a peer-reviewed paper published this month. | | |
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The incident happened in 2019 at a WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. Both the facility and the physician who performed the maneuver during the birth of Naqah Lake were found by a jury to be liable for the boy’s injuries. The verdict sets a record for the county. The incident happened in 2019 at a WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. Both the facility and the physician who performed the maneuver during the birth of Naqah Lake were found by a jury to be liable for the boy’s injuries. The verdict sets a record for the county. | | |
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Forensic pathologist watching from afar: “It’s possible that the doctor didn’t have much experience with the ‘warm and dead’ rule for child drowning cases, or that hospital protocols for declaration of death were not followed—or both.” Forensic pathologist watching from afar: “It’s possible that the doctor didn’t have much experience with the ‘warm and dead’ rule for child drowning cases, or that hospital protocols for declaration of death were not followed—or both.” | | |
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Leaders of academic hospitals and deans of their affiliated medical schools often rely heavily on each other, and theirs is not a relationship of convenience. Leaders of academic hospitals and deans of their affiliated medical schools often rely heavily on each other, and theirs is not a relationship of convenience. | | |
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Much like the agreement the agency made with Express Scripts, CVS Health’s Caremark will be required to recognize purchases made through TrumpRx, the federal government’s direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketplace. Much like the agreement the agency made with Express Scripts, CVS Health’s Caremark will be required to recognize purchases made through TrumpRx, the federal government’s direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketplace. | | |
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Pop quiz. What 3-digit number would you call if a mental-health crisis were unfolding right in front of you? Pop quiz. What 3-digit number would you call if a mental-health crisis were unfolding right in front of you? | | |
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Most medical societies urge their clinical-guidance developers to include cost data alongside care recommendations. Yet less than a quarter of published advisements—22.5%—contain evidence-based discussions on economic considerations or resource consumption. Most medical societies urge their clinical-guidance developers to include cost data alongside care recommendations. Yet less than a quarter of published advisements—22.5%—contain evidence-based discussions on economic considerations or resource consumption. | | |
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations. | | |
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Members of the Democratic and GOP Doctors Caucuses are proposing the Patients First Act, bolstering incentives to save independent practices and “reversing decades of consolidation.” Members of the Democratic and GOP Doctors Caucuses are proposing the Patients First Act, bolstering incentives to save independent practices and “reversing decades of consolidation.” | | |
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There has been progress over the years, researchers noted, but there is still a lot of work to do. There has been progress over the years, researchers noted, but there is still a lot of work to do. | | |
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