April 11, 2025
A New Edition of Clinical Ethics Is Now Available
Clinical Ethics (vol. 20, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Healthcare
April 10, 2025
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
(New York Times) – Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers. Made of dried bits of placenta, the paper-thin patches cover stubborn wounds and can cost thousands of dollars … Read More
April 10, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 11, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
April 9, 2025
Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care
(KFF Health News) – Greene County residents are some of the sickest in the nation, ranking near the top for rates of stroke, obesity, and high blood pressure, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Read More
April 9, 2025
Menopause makes it on the policy map
(Axios) – More than 20 bills focused on menopause care have been introduced across at least 13 states so far this year. Why it matters: Menopause education isn’t just having a moment. Changes that could permanently reshape insurance coverage and … Read More
April 4, 2025
Major deal wipes out $30 billion in medical debt. Even backers say it’s not enough
(NPR) – Underscoring the massive scale of America’s medical debt problem, a nonprofit has struck a deal to pay off old medical bills for an estimated 20 million people. New York-based Undue Medical Debt, which buys patient debt, is paying … Read More
April 1, 2025
Planned Parenthood faces key Supreme Court test over Medicaid access
(Axios) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday is due to hear a high-profile case blending patients’ rights with reproductive care access, stemming from South Carolina’s move to block Medicaid recipients from getting care at Planned Parenthood clinics in the state. … Read More
March 31, 2025
‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes
(KFF Health News) – The insurance industry provides little information about how often prior authorization is used. Transparency requirements established by the federal government to shed light on the use of prior authorization by private insurers haven’t been broadly enforced, … Read More
March 31, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 9, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 28, 2025
Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again
(KFF Health News) – Millions of Americans rely on physical and occupational therapists to regain strength and motor skills after operations, diseases, and injuries. But recoveries are routinely stymied by a widespread constraint in health insurance policies: rigid caps on … Read More
March 27, 2025
Taxpayers Spent Billions Covering the Same Medicaid Patients Twice
(Wall Street Journal) – When recipients signed up in two states at once, insurers often got paid by both; ‘it definitely is wasteful’ Health insurers got double-paid by the Medicaid system for the coverage of hundreds of thousands of patients … Read More
March 27, 2025
Tariff threat sends health players scrambling for carve-outs
(Axios) – Medical device makers, hospitals and other key health industries are pressing to gain exemptions under the Trump administration’s new tariff regime with the next and most aggressive actions to date due to be unveiled on April 2. Why … Read More
March 21, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 20, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 8, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 14, 2025
How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Cost?
(New York Times) – A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now. It’s easy to make a medical case for blockbuster weight loss drugs like … Read More
March 14, 2025
A New Edition of Journal of Medical Ethics Is Now Available
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 13, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 7, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 11, 2025
Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
(KFF Health News) – Average monthly premiums for families with employer-provided health coverage in California’s private sector nearly doubled over the last 15 years, from just over $1,000 in 2008 to almost $2,000 in 2023, a KFF Health News analysis … Read More
March 11, 2025
The Life and Mystery of Luigi Mangione
(Rolling Stone) – Finally, on Dec. 9, a name was released. The primary suspect was Mangione. The details made public about the 26-year-old only exacerbated the frenzy around the crime. This was not a person living on the fringes of … Read More
March 10, 2025
Unpaid claims and coverage gaps: Changes to the military’s health care program are causing disruptions
(NBC News) – Changes this year to Tricare, the military’s health care program, have brought cascading disruptions to millions of service members, their families and network providers nationwide. About 16,000 health care providers on the East Coast alone have not … Read More
March 10, 2025
Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach
(KFF Health News) – Williams is one of nearly 3 million Americans who live in mostly rural counties that lack both health care and reliable high-speed internet, according to an analysis by KFF Health News, which showed that these people … Read More
March 10, 2025
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 392, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 10, 2025
A New Edition of Bioethics Is Now Available
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
March 7, 2025
Late pregnancy loss more common in the South
(NBC News) – Losing a baby late in pregnancy is more common in the South than in other regions of the United States, according to a new report given exclusively to NBC News. The difference is dramatic: Compared with other … Read More
March 7, 2025
A New Edition of HEC Forum Is Now Available
HEC Forum (vol. 37, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
