Promises promises
Post-election Donald Trump is making healthcare promises he can’t keep. Here’s the transcript of Trump’s 60 Minutes interview from Forbes.
Stahl: And there’s going to be a period if you repeal it and before you replace it, when millions of people could lose -– no?
Trump: No, we’re going to do it simultaneously. It’ll be just fine. We’re not going to have, like, a two-day period and we’re not going to have a two-year period where there’s nothing. It will be repealed and replaced. And we’ll know. And it’ll be great healthcare for much less money. So it’ll be better healthcare, much bette...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Amusements Policy and politics trumpcare Source Type: blogs
Goodbye Obamacare? More like hello single payer!
Once Donald Trump enters office, Republicans will be in a good position to repeal Obamacare, something they have been foaming at the mouth to do for quite some time. Democrats might be able to filibuster to prevent an outright appeal, although the majority has other ways to gut the law, such as the reconciliation process.
I say let them go ahead and repeal Obamacare without putting up a big fight. As Trump told 60 Minutes, “I am going to take care of everybody. Everybody’s going to be taken care of much better than they’re taken care of now.” He also promised to provide “quality, reliable, a...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 10, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Amusements Policy and politics Uncategorized Donald Trump obamacare socialism trumpcare Source Type: blogs
Health Wonk Review is up at Wright on Health
Can’t stomach any further discussion of the election? Then unless you’re a Chicago Cubs fan you should probably steer clear of the Health Wonk Review: Game 7 of Politics Edition, hosted by Wright on Health. But if you’re up for it, there’s a good rundown of presidential related posts plus a few, like mine, that have (almost) nothing to do with the campaign.
(Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - November 4, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Announcements Blogs Source Type: blogs
TytoCare: Comprehensive telehealth exam platform
TytoCare hopes to take telehealth to the next level by providing a solution that allows clinicians to conduct remote examinations. Patients (or caregivers) will use a TytoCare device to conduct an exam that can be interpreted by a physician over a cloud-based platform with video conferencing.
The company took a step forward recently by obtaining FDA clearance for its digital stethoscope. The approach looks pretty cool, but clearly it will be a challenge to get the devices out to patients ahead of need and to do so cost effectively.
CEO & Co-Founder Dedi Gilad answered my questions via email:
1. What was the insp...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 3, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Devices e-health Entrepreneurs Patients Physicians Source Type: blogs
PCSK9 experience shows drug market isn ’ t completely broken
Why isn’t this thing growing?
Everyone knows that the market mechanisms that make most of the US economy efficient are lacking in healthcare. That’s especially true for pharmaceuticals, where drug companies can raise prices at will, and only the government can step in with price controls to put things right. At least that’s what we’ve been hearing in the press and on the campaign trail for the last year or more.
So I read with interest a recent STAT article These pricey cholesterol drugs aren’t selling. And that has the biotech industry sweating, about how the market is blocking high-...
Source: Health Business Blog - November 1, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Economics Pharma Policy and politics drug prices praluent Source Type: blogs
Why I ’ m voting against marijuana legalization in Massachusetts
I’m not dead set against the eventual legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Still, I’m strongly opposed to Massachusetts ballot question 4: Legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana, and will be voting No.
Why? Because the arguments in favor of approval are not strong enough to make Massachusetts one of the first states to legalize. And some of the arguments against the ballot measure raise serious concerns. Instead I’d like to take five years or so to observe how things go in early-legalization states like Colorado and Oregon and apply the lessons in Massachusetts.
I thought Mass...
Source: Health Business Blog - October 24, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Policy and politics Uncategorized marijuana legalization Source Type: blogs
Health Wonk Review is up at Health System Ed
Health System Ed hosts the election edition of the Health Wonk Review, where healthcare bloggers do their very best to keep democracy alive. This edition leads off with a set of opportunities for bi-partisan cooperation in healthcare. Amen to that! (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - October 21, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Announcements Blogs Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
