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Monday, July 29, 2019
TODAY ON THE BLOG

PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Is ‘Competitive Licensing’ Proposed In HR 1046 Practical For Lowering Drug Prices?
By Rena M. Conti and Paul Kleutghen

Other proposals aiming to empower the federal government to pursue lower prescription drug prices may serve the needs of US consumers and payers better. Read More >>


QUALITY OF CARE

What Do We Know About Prices And Hospital Quality?
By Michael E. Chernew and Richard G. Frank

As policy proposals to reduce prices in the commercial sector march ahead, the potential impact of lower prices for health care quality is important to understand. Read More >>
IN THE JOURNAL

MEDICAID

Association Of State Policies With Medicaid Disenrollment Among Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
By Eric T. Roberts, Jacqueline Hayley Welsh, Julie M. Donohue, and Lindsay M. Sabik

Eric Roberts and coauthors examine Medicaid disenrollment among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries and the relationship between disenrollment and state policies. Read More >>

A CLOSER LOOK—Indian Health Service

A new Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General report details continued shortcomings at the Indian Health Service. It also includes a case study of Rosebud Hospital, which had its ED temporarily closed due to safety issues in 2015. Jessica Bylander detailed the ongoing challenges the Rosebud Sioux tribe faces in 2017.

 
 
 
 
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