Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Ozempic, Wegovy are miracle drugs priced out of reach of patients, senators say
Senate HELP Committee grills Novo Nordisk CEO over prices of Ozempic, Wegovy. He says patients not getting needed medicines is ‘terrifying.’
Epic EHR monopoly violates federal antitrust laws, hurting business and patients, lawsuit says
Electronic health record giant Epic says claims are a baseless diversion from Particle Health’s alleged HIPAA violations.
Medicare spending drops, patients benefit when physicians work with private equity management, study says
Five specialties examined in review commissioned by American Independent Medical Practice Association.
Nasal flu vaccine; abortion laws vs. emergency care; beyond breast cancer – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
SDOH Part 2: What every physician needs to know about social drivers of health - practical steps to integrate SDOH in primary care
Two experts discuss The Physicians Foundation and its efforts to affect the factors that affect health outside the doctor's office.
FTC report on PBMs ignores evidence while trumpeting false claims, Cigna says
Lawsuit demands retraction of report from July.
FTC sues 3 largest PBMs for allegedly inflating insulin prices, shifting costs to vulnerable patients
Feds say anticompetitive business practices shifted costs to vulnerable patients.
Value-based care could improve U.S. health care quality, but may not decrease administrative complexity, experts say
Commonwealth Fund experts consider value-based care, but it’s likely not a magic bullet to reduce administrative costs or friction.
Ig Nobel Prizes; more survivors of more cancer; oral antiobesity drugs – Morning Medical Update
Other nations have primary care delivery practices that could be model for U.S. health care
Commonwealth Fund experts offer examples that could improve ‘failing U.S. health system.’
Senate vs. Steward; see-through mice; hoping for the better – Morning Medical Update
United States in a class by itself for bad health care system: report
Commonwealth Fund analyzes health care systems of wealthy nations and finds U.S. lacking in all but care process.
Consolidation is eroding quality of U.S. health care, doctors say
Private equity investment, burnout crop up in Physicians Foundation 2024 survey results.
AI cuts physician time and frustration with EHRs in some instances
Study examines five-week period when family, internal medicine, pediatrics physicians work with artificial intelligence program to log patient notes.
Reusable textiles for medical PPE; watching for sleep apnea; finding brain connections against Parkinson disease – Morning Medical Update
After COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth use remains strong for primary care, behavioral health
Study examines physician telehealth use and finds differences by physician sex, age and specialty.
Patient safety and medicine; docs and the ballot box; the law of the land – Morning Medical Update
Top specialties for EHR time – a slideshow
Which physicians spend the most time inputting patient data into electronic health records?
‘We have to vote like our health care depends on it, because it does’
Countering apathy with encouragement, and a message for primary care and all physicians from the founder of the advocacy group Vot-ER.
Recognizing the need for patient safety; mRNA and cancer vaccines; when a patient becomes an inspiration – Morning Medical Update
SDOH: What every physician needs to know about social drivers of health. Part 1: An introduction
Communities, patients, health care executives all play a role in getting out the vote
Physician founder of Vot-ER discusses health outcomes and reactions when physicians promote voter registration in health care settings.
Greater risk of psychosis; immune system vs. cancer; it’s Friday the 13th – Morning Medical Update
Senators to Steward Health Care execs: ‘How do you live with yourself’ when gutting hospitals, communities, the American health system?
Witnesses describe dire hospital conditions created by ‘health care terrorists’ as lawmakers rip private equity investors for massive bankruptcy case.
Medicare data breach; it’s time to rethink infection controls; vaccine side effects – Morning Medical Update
If health care is broken, doctors and patients must ‘grasp the levers of change’ starting at the ballot box, advocate says
Physician founder of Vot-ER recalls the beginning of a national movement to advance voter registration in health care settings.
Trump vs. Harris on health care: ‘Maintain and grow’ the ACA, or develop ‘concepts of a plan’ to replace it?
Presidential contenders offer views on health care during televised debate.
New medical school; price fixing for generic drugs; heart health and recreational drug use – Morning Medical Update
Physician and patient perception: Countering falsehoods, communicating toward care, part 2
A cognitive psychologist discusses causal beliefs, patient decisions and disclosures, and how those affect health care.
Physician and patient perception: Countering falsehoods, communicating toward care, part 1