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Opinion: Upcoding: one reason Medicare Advantage companies pay clinicians to make home health checkups

19.01.2023

At the start of 2023, an estimated 2.5 million Americans age 65 and older began using Medicare Advantage programs. Some made this choice in response to aggressive marketing campaigns. This …

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Opinion: Medical school rankings need a new metric: economic mobility index

19.01.2023

What are the attributes of a great medical school? U.S. News & World Report’s ranking system says the best American medical schools score high in areas that include the quality …

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Opinion: Leaders at Davos need to pay attention to the crossroads of climate change, health, and security

18.01.2023

As CEOs and world leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, they might be surprised to see less snow out of the window than usual …

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Opinion: Biopharma leaders helped save democracy. Now what?

18.01.2023

The rule of law must be upheld for free societies and free markets to flourish, and only a well-functioning democracy offers the levers for rational majorities to prevail. Americans support …

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Opinion: Stop blaming Biogen for putting profit at the expense of patients. Blame the systems that enabled it

17.01.2023

Two congressional committees recently released damning results of an 18-month investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. The systems that enabled Biogen’s actions, …

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Opinion: For addiction treatment, longer is better. But insurance companies usually cut it short

13.01.2023

Access to treatment for addiction has long plagued U.S. health systems. Why? Two reasons: It is expensive, and the long-term value of addiction treatment is often disregarded by insurance companies …

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Opinion: More nurses: The smart way to save lives, money — and nurses

12.01.2023

Although the 7,000 New York City nurses who went on strike this week reached a deal with their health systems on Jan. 12, nurse staffing levels will continue to be …

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Opinion: A lesson from JPM: Too many digital front doors in health care lead to nowhere

12.01.2023

Top health care leaders braved rain, hail, and flash flood warnings at this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The other thing they’re navigating? The downpour of new-entrant …

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First Opinion / Pharma

Opinion: Democratizing drug development will be a win for all

12.01.2023

In 1992, the film Lorenzo’s Oil celebrated the true story of two parents who, despite their lack of scientific training, gathered the know-how and support they needed to develop a …

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