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Monthly Archives: July 2015
22 Quotes That Take You Inside Albert Einstein’s Revolutionary Mind
Where the health care money is, in charts
Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform.
Superbug threat prompts West to revisit Soviet-era virus therapy
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-health-bacteriophages-insight-idUSKCN0PC1FO20150702
Two plates coated with drug-resistant bacteria with a mutation called NDM 1 and then exposed to various antibiotics are seen at the Health Protection Agency in north London, Britain in this March 9, 2011 file photo.
Behind Higher Physician Fees, a Big Problem Lurks
The U.S. just recorded its first confirmed measles death in 12 years
The ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle of the measles virus.
Are risks worth the rewards when nonprofits act like venture capitalists?
Robert Beall, president of the Bethesda-based Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, led the group’s decision in the late 1990s to invest in a small California biotechnology firm. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post)
What’s Next For The Affordable Care Act? Life After King v. Burwell
In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell will be viewed as a significant turning point for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Simply stated, the ACA is not only the law of the land — it will remain the law of the land. And I believe that the Court’s decision foreshadows an end to the contentious and partisan fights about the ACA’s existence; slowly but surely, a search for common purpose on health care will begin among conservatives and progressives, Republicans and Democrats.
Employer-sponsored health insurance benefits: What’s hot; what’s not
Survey: Over five years, mental health benefits, lifestyle coaching on the rise
PwC Infographic: Costs from specialty drugs skyrocket
A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report on medical cost trends highlights how specialty drugs are outpacing traditional drugs in a major way.
HENRY KOTULA 