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Fail fast in statistical computing. NBA’s $600m man. Medicaid coverage and abortion rates. On open AI (not written Open AI) Parallels:child care vs. health care in Canada.

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Gene editing without CRISPR? RCTs in economics. Claude and GTP4o on bias-adjusted nearest neighbor matching. Opioid prescriptions falling in workers comp. Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals have closed. Digital Health startups raise $1.1b in Q1 2024.

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Why is NIH funding small trials? (there’s a good reason!) First bird flu death in humans. Employee responses to CEO activism. How rich were the rich? ‘Hot hand’ and fantasy baseball.

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South Park on the American health care system Social science genomics. Blood donation or high interest loan? Cost doesn’t equal quality (1, 2, 3) Will the market accept cell therapies?

VA News on Memorial Day

As I do every Memorial Day, I highlight some recent news about the health care system serving our veterans, Veterans Affairs (VA). First off, VA is starting to use social determinants of health, and health-related social needs when conducting hospital discharge planning. VA deputy assistant IG Julie Kroviak: “…there’s a citation in the report where…

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Rise in reported US maternal mortality rates largely due to change in measurement ChatGPT 4o and Khan Academy. FDA clinical trial snapshots: 2023. Do some Medicaid beneficiaries even know they are insured? Do PBMs reduce prices?

Is IRA drug price negotiation unconstitutional?

A federal judge says ‘no’. Endpoints reports: A New Jersey federal judge on Monday tossed cases brought by Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb against the Inflation Reduction Act, another victory for the law while Medicare works through the first year of price negotiations with industry. In a summary judgment, Judge Zahid Quraishi ruled…