Does Romney not understand the meaning of pre-existing?
Good, affordable insurance requires universal buy-in. That's how the world works. Even if you're a Republican.
Devilish details make patient-centered medical homes look more expensive
This editorial in JAMA — Financial Implications of the Patient-Centered Medical Home — helps clarify the concept of the Patient Centered Medical Home and its relationship to Accountable Care Organizations. I don’t have much to add to it except to tease out one important problem. It has been shown that the PCMH model can indeed […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Preventive Services Task Force advice makes it easy to spot artery scan scam
I found in my mailbox a letter from some people who call themselves “Lifeline Screening.” They are going to be in my area for one day only, and for $60 they’ll do an ultrasound screening of my carotid arteries. They’ll also do various other screening tests if I fork over even more dough. As they […]
Denying universal access to medical care will destroy SCOTUS legitimacy
As part of the New England Journal of Medicine’s 200th birthday celebration, David S. Jones and colleagues review what I will summarize as the social context of medicine since the journal was founded. The mix of actual physical problems that people bring to doctors has changed considerably over that time, but so has the way […]
We need to stop the money drain of prescription without diagnosis
Coming next year — yes, the wheels of science grind slow, but they grind fine — the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference. Overdiagnosis means that people who have some condition that will never harm them get a disease label and, almost inevitably, treatment. Said treatment is at the very least costly, quite likely harmful, and the person […]
The reason behind the prostate cancer screening outrage? Money
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has held its ground on prostate cancer screening. They are against screening, for men of any age. And yes, the howls of outrage are echoing through the hospital and clinic halls, notably from the American Urological Association. Now I wonder why the AUA is “outraged?” Ah. I have a […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Universal dental care, treatment on demand could stop newborn addiction
A newly recognized consequence of the epidemic of prescription opioid abuse in the U.S. is a huge increase in the number of babies born addicted. Most, though not all (for reasons not well understood) of the babies born to women who are chronic opioid users will go through withdrawal (called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, NAS). Doctors […]