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Repealing Obamacare Lawmaker’s Main Mission
(MedPage Today) — Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) sits down with MedPage Today
D.C. Week: Turing Execs Grilled Again in Senate Hearing
(MedPage Today) — Also, Medicare advisors call current physician payment ‘adequate’
Califf: FDA Workforce Needs Strengthening
(MedPage Today) — Opioids, tobacco also to get priority from new agency boss
Match Day 2016: Increases All Around
(MedPage Today) — Record numbers of applicants, residency slots
Turing Execs Grilled Again in Senate Hearing
(MedPage Today) — Bipartisan price-gouging probe continues
High Health Costs: Who Do the Presidential Candidates Blame?
(MedPage Today) — Much of their blame is misplaced, says Peter Ubel, MD
No Change for Doc Pay: MedPac
(MedPage Today) — Current Medicare payments seen as ‘adequate’
Clinton’s Health Plan Gets Mostly Passing Grades From Policy Experts
(MedPage Today) — But chances of passage “zero” without big change in Congress
D.C. Week: Medicare Proposes Change in Part B Drug Payments
(MedPage Today) — Oncologists say new strategy ‘missed the mark’
Insurers, Academics Protest High-Cost Drugs, Propose Solutions
(MedPage Today) — Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices seen as useful step
Oncologists Blast New Medicare Part B Drug Plan
(MedPage Today) — Proposed payment model called “misguided,” “dangerous”
Medicare Proposes Change in Part B Drug Payments
(MedPage Today) — Aimed at boosting use of “high-performing” drugs
Rich Hospital Donors Not Protected by HIPAA
(MedPage Today) — Apparently, privacy rules don’t apply to certain patients, says Edwin Leap, MD
Trump’s Healthcare Plan Fails to Impress
(MedPage Today) — Health policy experts pan “Trumpcare”
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This weeks topics include Guillain-Barre and Zika infection, inducing older first-time moms, long-term survival from childhood cancers, and screening for visual acuity in older adults
D.C. Week: HHS Announces Agreement on Health Data Interoperability
(MedPage Today) — Also, health agency chiefs lobby for more Zika funding
Open Spigot on Novartis’ Pipeline
(MedPage Today) — Novartis exec says pipeline is promising
HHS Announces Agreement on Health Data Interoperability
(MedPage Today) — Providers, vendors agree to prevent information blocking, standardize programming
DME Drugs Equally Effective at 2 Years
(MedPage Today) — But more adverse events seen with Lucentis versus Eylea