December 9, 2024
(CNBC) – A federal judge approved a landmark class action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who alleged the insurance behemoth had discriminated against them and other LGBTQ customers seeking fertility treatment. Aetna, a subsidiary … Read More
December 9, 2024
(Vox) – Americans have many justified grievances with insurance companies, which often refuse to cover necessary care. But this particular fight was not actually about putting the interests of patients against those of rapacious corporations. Anthem’s policy would not have … Read More
December 6, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The cryptic inscriptions scrawled on bullets found at the fatal shooting of a UnitedHealth Group executive aren’t just clues of possible motivation left by an assassin. They are also a variation of an angry rallying cry … Read More
December 6, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Patients who leave Medicare plans run by private insurance companies in favor of traditional Medicare end up costing the government much more than typical patients, according to a new analysis by health-policy nonprofit KFF, raising the … Read More
December 5, 2024
HEC Forum (vol. 36, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 4, 2024
(Axios) – Hospitals received billions of dollars in extra payments from insurers and government programs over a nine-year period by billing for higher-intensity care than what would be expected, according to a new study. Why it matters: The findings argue … Read More
December 4, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The chief executive of UnitedHealth’s insurance arm was fatally shot outside a hotel in New York City Wednesday in a targeted attack, police said. A manhunt is under way for a suspect who was lying in … Read More
December 4, 2024
Christian Bioethics (vol. 30, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 2, 2024
(CBS News) – Can artificial intelligence be so transformative as to solve one of the U.S. economy’s biggest problems: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit? According to three economists at the Brookings Institution, the answer is yes — AI could prove a … Read More
November 28, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 19, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 26, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Middlemen negotiate widely different prices for prescriptions, depending on your Medicare insurance plan The cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. isn’t like the tabs for other products. The price for a single medicine can range … Read More
November 25, 2024
(New York Times) – Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens. Analyzing data from traditional Medicare for 2019, her team reported that beneficiaries over 65 averaged about 17 contact days … Read More
November 21, 2024
(CNBC) – CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna sued the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, claiming that the agency’s case against drug supply chain middlemen over high insulin prices in the U.S. is unconstitutional. The complaint, filed in the U.S. … Read More
November 20, 2024
(ProPublica) – For years, it was a mystery: Seemingly out of the blue, therapists would feel like they’d tripped some invisible wire and become a target of UnitedHealth Group. A company representative with the Orwellian title “care advocate” would call … Read More
November 20, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 18, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 19, 2024
(National Academies) – The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) asked the National Academies to convene a committee of experts to evaluate how contemporary conceptions of sex and gender in medicine and current clinical guidelines impact disability determinations. The resulting report … Read More
November 19, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk representatives get facetime with companies in hopes they will cover their weight-loss drugs It is an unconventional approach for pharmaceutical companies. They have long used tried-and-true methods to boost sales, including running … Read More
November 18, 2024
(KFF Health News) – On online baby message boards and other social media forums, pregnant women say they are being asked by their providers to pay out-of-pocket fees earlier than expected. The practice is legal, but patient advocacy groups call … Read More
November 15, 2024
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
November 14, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 17, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 13, 2024
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 27, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 8, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 11, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 7, 2024
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 16, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 5, 2024
(Axios) – About $1.5 billion in annual Medicare payments to hospitals will be on the line Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case over whether the federal government shortchanges facilities that care for low-income seniors. Why it … Read More
November 5, 2024
(KFF Health News) – The Catholic Church still governs the care that can be delivered to millions in those hospitals each year, using religious directives to ban abortions and limit contraceptives, in vitro fertilization, and medical aid in dying. But … Read More
