Business of Medicine
News
Keeping the sample closet out of medication decisions
Dr. Allan M. Block says he prescribes more generics now than when he first started practicing, now that experience has taught him insurance...
Commentary
Severe chronic malnutrition: What it is and how to diagnose it
Opinion
How much more proof do you need?
Managing Your Practice
The Sunshine Act, 5 years hence
The law’s questionable impact and apparent lack of enforcement do not mean you can ignore it. The data are still being collected and displayed.
Latest News
TV ads must trumpet drug prices, Trump administration says. Pharma tries a Plan B.
If approved, the proposed rule has no government enforcement mechanism that would force the companies to comply.
Med Tech Report
Real-world data, machine learning, and the reemergence of humanism
Innovators are beginning to explore how machine learning (used by Amazon and Google) might be used to improve the care of patients.
Law & Medicine
Dr. Bawa-Garba and trainee liability
Conference Coverage
MedPAC eyes ‘incident to’ billing
Quality and access to care issues were raised by MedPAC officials and physician groups.
Commentary
Early childhood developmental screening differs in the U.S., Scandinavia
Both the United States and Scandinavia could do a better job.
Feature
Feds say ACA’s silver plan premiums will drop in 2019
But market corrections, not federal government action, may be driving the declines.