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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented new rules exponentially increasing price transparency for non-emergency services. Josh Archambault, a columnist for The Daily Signal explained the impact on voters in a recent column.

At HLTH 2019 in Las Vegas, the question was asked is there a proper role for government in health care? CMS’s Seema Verma shared has some ideas. [Read the article]

STAT recently published Part I of a series of articles entitled, “The Medicine Hunters.” Part I – takes you through cancer fighting drug trials, the good and the bad. Can you imagine feeling as though you are waging war with your own body? Cancerous tumors grow fast and sometime deeply within your face, hands, etc. A pharma company asks for your help to test a pill that may help slow or even stop the growth of the tumors; but with some side effects. After months, you receive a call from your pharmacy telling you that your next refill will go from zero dollars a month to $4,000 a month, and you can’t afford $4,000 a month. Now what…[READ THE ARTICLE]

A recent American Medical Association (AMA) article, “DO vs. MD: How much does the medical school degree type matter?”, outlines the similarities and differences of the two types of medical degrees – MD (doctor of medicine), and DO (doctor of osteopathic medicine), why potential medical students should be well informed about both and why patients should care. Read the article.

Forbes magazine contributor recently wrote, Robotic Surgery Is Cool, But Here Is How 5G Will Really Transform Health Care, let’s you know that we have not yet begun to imagine the future of health care. [READ MORE]

As medical innovation continues to improve the lives of patients, a Wall St. Journal editorial shows that sometimes it is worth understanding that low-tech solutions can not only be the most pragmatic but also the most effective. [Read More]