CRISPR paper that sent stocks tumbling is retracted
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) A scientific paper that purported to lay bare serious flaws in the gene-editing tool known
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Medicare ACO savings miss CBO mark by $2B+: 5 findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs increased federal spending by $384 million, despite the
Read MorePilot program using blockchain technology
UnitedHealth announced a pilot project in conjunction with Humana, Quest Diagnostics and Multiplan to see if blockchain technology can improve
Read MorePharmacy gag clause
A new bill introduced in the Senate would end the “pharmacy gag clause” which is a tactic under which a
Read MoreWalmart reportedly in early-stage talks to buy Humana: 5 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Retail giant Walmart is in preliminary talks with health insurer Humana about developing
Read More‘Aggressive’ New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has
Read MoreCalifornia Sues Sutter Health, Alleging Excessive Pricing
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California’s attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday against Sutter Health, alleging the hospital
Read MoreThe government wants to free your health data. Will that unleash innovation?
(By Casey Ross for STAT) In health care, breakthrough cures are no longer just hidden in the innumerable mysteries of
Read MorePhRMA new ad criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit managers
A new ad from PhRMA, the powerful trade lobby for the drug industry, is out criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit
Read MoreScientists find mini gastrointestinal tract growing inside tumor
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Embedded in a lung cancer tumor, scientists have found a gastrointestinal tract in miniature. Continue
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