(MedPage Today) — F. Perry Wilson examines a study of ERs with and without med students
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SCOTUS Mulling States’ Rules for Health Data Collection
(MedPage Today) — Should self-insured employers be required to furnish data to states?
Jobs for Medical Scribes Are Rising Rapidly, But Standards Lag
(MedPage Today) — Only about a third are certified — and that’s voluntary
D.C. Week: Obamacare and Planned Parenthood Get Axed by Senate
(MedPage Today) — Health spending hit record high in 2014, but hospital-acquired-conditions plummet
What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — Quotable quotes from medical newsmakers appearing on our pages
Obamacare and Planned Parenthood Get Axed by Senate
(MedPage Today) — But with a veto waiting in the wings, is this a pyrrhic victory?
Obamacare and Planned Parenthood Get Axed by Senate
(MedPage Today) — But with a veto waiting in the wings, is this a pyrrhic victory?
CMS: 2014 Saw Spike in Healthcare Spending
(MedPage Today) — Growth attributed to coverage expansion under ACA and new hep C drugs
Doc Groups Urge Congress to Drop Gun Research Ban
(MedPage Today) — Let the CDC do research on firearm violence, they say
HHS: Dramatic Downturn in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
(MedPage Today) — Big reductions in adverse drug events, pressure ulcers
Morning Break: Cuba’s Doc Drain; Harvard Eases COI Rules; ‘Most Virile Man’
(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today
A Tale Of Two ACA Co-Ops: One Standing, One Falling
(MedPage Today) — The performance of the co-op insurers has been a mixed bag
When Doctors Get Sick: Three Stories of Addiction
(MedPage Today) — Different paths to the bottom and back up
D.C. Week: FDA Advisors Questions DMD Drug; Rx $$$ — Again
(MedPage Today) — After being blasted for “price gouging’ Turing drops the price of Daraprim
End of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay to Primary Care Doctors
(MedPage Today) — Program distributed $664 million in 2012
Turing Caves to Public Pressure, Drops Daraprim Price
(MedPage Today) — Turing Pharmaceuticals drops the price of its antiinfective drug
FDA Ruffles Feathers by Delaying DMD Tx Review
(MedPage Today) — Eteplirsen review pushed to 2016, while drisapersen reviewed as scheduled
Healthcare Mergers: Good, Bad, or Both?
(MedPage Today) — Experts explore its benefits and consequences
CMS Seeks Network Adequacy for ACA Exchange Plans
(MedPage Today) — If state doesn’t select applicable metrics, CMS will
Value-Based Pricing Will Help With High Rx Costs
(MedPage Today) — More data needed to put it into practice, experts say