Theranos Is the Collision of Hope and Greed

http://time.com/4301596/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-hope-greed/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28784431&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XEQlcydlWAnTqMENKBjDPVXVdyiz_cCnhPZIizZRxkfbapGKT4me0eP56RD_wPsX3QRLRLPi_XdZbPbTAHFaVoIv_SQ&_hsmi=28784431

‘Why did we believe? We wanted it to be true.’

Why an obscure Supreme Court case is a big deal for prescription drugs

Why an obscure Supreme Court case is a big deal for prescription drugs

“Consumers and the health system as a whole benefit from a more competitive prescription drug market,” Marilyn Tavenner, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement. “Protecting monopoly-like pricing schemes threaten[s] consumers’ access to more affordable prescription medications.”

Fitch: Organic volume grows at for-profit hospitals for first time since 2008

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/fitch-organic-volume-grows-profit-hospitals-first-time-2008/2016-04-21?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRFNVlXVXlPR00zT1RoaiIsInQiOiJlXC9pcVgraUViTldUYWZQMnlDUXZ3NzVoN1ZTdlo1VU81OG1lZWhSZ3dvd0xoOG1qQ2Q2UGUweTRCZXptSFZDdmFiZzRrYm9GNzNYK3BtZXJyeEZsSTFCNUJKdGI1THFnR1kyNGJaeTBlbGc9In0%3D

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Intermountain, Stanford forge clinical genomics and precision medicine partnership

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/intermountain-stanford-forge-clinical-genomics-and-precision-medicine-partnership

Researchers aim to develop new technologies to solve pressing issues in healthcare.

 

New Health Policy Brief: Medicare’s New Physician Payment System

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/04/22/new-health-policy-brief-medicares-new-physician-payment-system/

Health Policy Brief

http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/brief.php?brief_id=156

Hospitals face ad blitz over Chick-fil-A, other fast food in cafeterias

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospitals-face-attack-ads-over-chick-fil-other-fast-food-cafeterias

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine campaign says hospitals have a responsibility to teach about healthy eating.

The CFO dashboard: Healthcare leaders target the metrics that matter most

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cfo-dashboard-healthcare-leaders-target-metrics-matter-most

Bert Zimmerli, Executive Vice-President/CFO of Intermountain Healthcare

While a close eye on numbers can keep chief financial officers ahead of potential problems, there’s also the big picture to keep in mind.

Some Firms Save Money By Offering Employees Free Surgery

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  Customers enter a Lowe's home improvement store on November 18, 2015 in South San Francisco, California.  Lowe's reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings with profits of $736 million, or 80 cents per share. compared to $585 million, or 59 cents per share, one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Lowe’s home improvement company, like a growing number of large companies nationwide, offers its employees an eye-catching benefit: certain major surgeries at prestigious hospitals at no cost to the employee.