In the News: July 19–26
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Variation in end-of-life expenditures for cancer patients; leading biotech companies targeting cancer with precision medicine; and inpatient utilization continues to slow.
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This week: Variation in end-of-life expenditures for cancer patients; leading biotech companies targeting cancer with precision medicine; and inpatient utilization continues to slow.
This week: Prevalence of autism continues to grow; HHS proposes yearlong delay of 340B rule on new drug prices; state health system performance varies widely by state
This week: association of neighborhoods with pediatric acute care; treatment costs of antibiotic-resistant infections; and meal-delivery programs and Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible health care utilization
This week: Hospitals continue to rapidly acquire physician groups; the potential impact of precision medicine partnerships; and 3-year results from Maryland’s all-payer hospital model
This week: The value of minimally invasive surgery in the Medicare population; an insurer’s new payment policy for ED claims; and hospital-at-home programs
This week: The impact of policy changes on coverage and premiums, a Colorado ED collaborative reduces opioid use in pain management, and Uber launches a medical transportation service
This week: Virtual health reimbursement legislation, depression treatment initiation and primary care, and rapid adoption of hospital-based palliative care programs
This week: Tax reform bill passes House and Senate, gene therapy for hemophilia, a nationally backed continuum of care for mental health and the repeal of net neutrality
This week: AI enhancing colonoscopy, observation care and out-of-pocket costs, Medicare Payment Model results.
This week: CVS Health to buy Aetna, value-based benefit designs and the mortality rate of opioid-driven hospitalizations
This week: Insurer consolidation trends, trends in low-value care, and health care employment projections.
This week: Staffing cost trends, surgical partnerships’ impact on costs, and PCMH elements that improve outcomes.
This week: Proposed rule for 2019 public exchanges, genome sequencing in NICUs, and the proportion of hospital-associated medical care in the ED.
This week: A study on the location of freestanding EDs, a new geriatric emergency department collaborative, and comparison tools for PAC.
This week : chronic pain management, CBO scores Senate ACA repeal bill, growth of high deductible health plans
This week: MACRA 2018 Proposed Rule, care management models, and drug pricing transparency in Nevada.
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