We break down the controversial FDA user fee process and the legislative bonanza it kicks off every five years.
Health Care Innovation and Technology
Forms and Phone Calls and Faxes, Oh My! Measuring Patients’ Admin Burden
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing administrative burdens can be as a big a barrier to patient care as high costs.
How Tech Can Shrink Racial Disparities in Medicine
Kosali Simon on research showing how digital tools shrunk the number of unnecessary amputations among Black diabetics.
More (EHR) Messages, More Problems?
Ishani Ganguli on new research looking at how often doctors are switching between EHRs and other work.
Will the Federal Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Work?
We dig into the research to understand what we can expect from this long-awaited policy fix.
Surprise! SCOTUS Bucks ERISA
A surprise Supreme Court decision pushes back on ERISA, a federal law that has stifled states’ attempts to regulate health care for decades.
Would You Sleep More if Someone Paid You?
University of Minnesota health economist Sayeh Nikpay on the surprising findings of a sleep RCT.
California Dreamin’
Early on, California was conducting just 2,000 coronavirus tests a day. Now the state is up to 60,000. How did they ramp up testing?
Science Under Pressure
Sites known as preprint servers post research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.
Medicarried Away? (LIVE)
A look at a universal coverage plan that is very different from the Medicare for All we’ve been hearing about.
