CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) After a listening tour and nearly 4,000 public comments, CMS released the final
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Author: Eileen Cook
Insurers pay more for multiple sclerosis drug because rebates don’t help, report says
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Drug makers may offer rebates to payers, but health plans continue to see notable increases
Read MoreSkeptics Question The Value Of Hydration Therapy For The Healthy
(By Taunya English for NPR) Yana Shapiro is a partner at a Philadelphia law firm, has an exhausting travel schedule
Read MoreYou Can Monitor Your Heart With A Smartphone. But Should You?
(By Erin Ross for NPR) Digital gizmos can monitor your heart, whether it’s a wrist-worn fitness tracker or a smartphone
Read MoreThe ‘Swiss Agent’: Long-forgotten research unearths new mystery about Lyme disease
(By Charles Piller for STAT) The tick hunter was hopeful he had found the cause of the disabling illness, recently
Read MoreA CRISPR-based fix for human sickle cells shows promise in mice
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Scientists have taken an important step toward using CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing to cure sickle cell disease1,
Read MoreObamacare “No Longer Affordable”
Mark Dayton, Democratic Governor of Minnesota, stated Obamacare is “no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people” and has “some
Read MoreGod and the genome: As scientists cross new frontiers, a geneticist seeks allies among the faithful
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — Is the human genome sacred? Does editing it violate the idea that we’re made
Read MoreA big Alzheimer’s drug trial now wrapping up could offer real hope — or crush it
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Scientists at Eli Lilly are racing to wrap up a clinical trial on a drug
Read MoreReviews Of Medical Studies May Be Tainted By Funders’ Influence
(By Richard Harris for NPR) When doctors want to help untangle confusing and sometimes contradictory findings in the scientific literature,
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