One doctor grapples with questions about a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug’s safety and efficacy.
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Babies, Boats & Abstracts: An Insider’s Guide to Health Policy Conferences
Health economist Kosali Simon shares conference tips, stories and abstracts she’s excited for at AcademyHealth and ASHEcon.
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The FDA’s Pressure-Packed Alzheimer’s Drug Decision
The FDA weighs whether to approve a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug.
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A Clearer Image of the Impact of Hospitals Buying Physician Practices
Ishani Ganguli on two new studies that use the number of imaging tests doctors order to understand the impact of hospitals buying physician practices.
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Preventing HIV Just Got A Lot Cheaper. What Took So Long?
After nearly a decade of sky-high prices, new generics have sent the price of the HIV prevention drug PrEP plummeting.
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An ‘Automatic’ Solution to Keep People From Losing Health Coverage
Jose Figueroa on new research looking at the impact of a policy that automatically kept people insured even if they missed a payment.
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How Much Free Care Do Hospitals Provide?
Vivian Ho on a new analysis looking at how much charity care different types of hospitals provide.
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The Deadly Costs of Charging Patients More for Prescriptions
Adrianna McIntyre on research showing how increased cost-sharing leads to increased mortality.
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Fixing Health Care’s ‘Leaky Pipes’ Could Save the U.S. $340 Billion
The U.S. health care system has a lot of problems. Fixing even a few small ones could add up to big savings.
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Why Do We Spend So Much on End-of-Life Care?
Maria Polyakova on research examining the surprising source of outsized health care spending in the last months of life.