Policy experts and providers said his charge in the face of the tobacco industry and work to speed drug approvals has improved public health – but one group attacked his tenure, citing FDA’s decision on a powerful opioid.
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How employers save money by paying employees to shop for healthcare
Paying employees between $25 and $500 for using a transparency tool can result in modest savings of about 2.1 percent.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to step down
At the Food and Drug Administration, the physician and venture investor promoted policies focused on innovating approaches to population health, opioids, chronic disease, AI and precision medicine.
White House Domestic Policy Council director warns hospitals to address surprise bills
Joe Grogan told listeners at the Federation of American Hospitals’ annual conference to get on top of surprise bills or the government will step in.
AHIP takes issue with risk scores, benchmark calculations
The changes are happening while the Administration is considering other efforts, such as amending the safe harbor rule on rebates.
Breast cancer screening bundled payment model incentivizes cost savings
A DBT-inclusive bundled price was associated with significantly reduced recall rates, 13 percent versus 9.4 percent.
New York City Health + Hospitals gets $1.5 million grant to expand use of arts in clinical care, staff wellness
Grant will create, expand patient care programs and staff initiatives to reduce stress, support emotional health, address physician burnout.
Cat bite bill of $48,000 due mostly to rabies vaccine highlights struggle over high drug prices
Health insurance covered a majority of the $48,512 bill; $46,422 of that was for one rabies immune globulin injection.
Hospitals spend a lot of money on advertising, but the ads lack variation, study says
Sound marketing principles dictate differentiating among competitors, and too few hospitals do it.
Rush University Medical Center reveals data breach that may compromised information of 45,000 patients
Rush said info. could include names, addresses, dates of birth, and insurance information but not treatment, diagnosis or personal financial information.
