- Troubles at UnitedHealth.
- Urban hospitals at risk from Medicaid cuts. (NYT)
- Should pregnant women get to park in handicapped parking spaces? (WaPo)
- Comparing health outcomes across countries is fraught with errors.
- “Ghost networks” in Medicaid health plans: In many cases, most of the doctors either see no Medicaid patients or 10 or less. (WSJ)
Category: Health Economics & Costs
When Drug Patents Become an Impenetrable Thicket that Stifles Innovation
While patents are designed to reward innovation, patents can also stifle innovation. Take drugmakers for example. It is expensive for drugmakers to innovate. Each new product as to go through Phase 0, 1, 2 and 3 testing. With each new product, drug companies must apply for a new drug application, called an NDA.
Democrats Aghast at Trump Administration’s (Reasonable) Immigrant Health Restrictions
The following was reported in Kaiser Family Foundation Health News:
Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a Thursday directive from the Trump administration.