Think About the Worst Corporate Merger Ever – Then Add Obamacare
I hate to recycle the old slight about “re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,” but the latest news from...
health policies
Are Insurers Prevailing Over Drug Makers?
Less than a year ago, it looked like health insurers were sending up trial balloons to see if they could...
Morning Break: Tattoo Trauma, Beer at Bedside, Ugly Food
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. SOURCE: MedPage Today...
Diabetes-Specific Health Plan Boosts Medication Adherence (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But benefits were modest at 1-year follow-up. SOURCE: MedPage Today Public Health & Policy - Read entire...
Cost Challenges: Hepatitis C
(MedPage Today) -- 10 days, 10 questions: Day 9 -- "How can patients and insurers afford the new agents?" SOURCE:...
Health Spending Unscathed In Shrinking Economy
This morning’s terrible revision to first quarter GDP – from an initial estimate of 0.2 percent real growth to a...
Summer 2014 Field Placements
The following organizations are actively seeking HPAM interns for Summer 2014 placements. Please send your resume and letter of interest...
Republicans Would Extend Obamacare Subsidies If the Supreme Court Strikes Down State Exchange Payments––But With Lots of Conditions
The Republicans should offer an unconditional subsidy extension if the Supreme Court strikes them down Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R)...
Real Prevention Takes a Village and Then Some
(MedPage Today) -- But community intervention needs to be proven cost-effective SOURCE: MedPage Today Public Health & Policy - Read...
$1 billion in Federal Tax Dollars and a One Star Rating on Yelp––Quite an Expose––Behind the Scenes at Covered California
California's Obamacare Insurance Exchange Posts Poor Results and is the Subject of an Expose What a difference a year makes....
Short Week in D.C. Produces Medicaid Changes, ‘Cures’ Bill Progress, and FDA Action
(MedPage Today) -- Medicaid gets overdue makeover; House makes cuts to 21st Century Cures bill. SOURCE: MedPage Today Public Health...
