Friday Links
Primary Care is Dead. Pot critics in Colorado. Wilbon: Pay college players. Money–>Response. Effect of ARVs on QoL. How standards proliferate. How Eric Cantor, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell busted the budget.
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Primary Care is Dead. Pot critics in Colorado. Wilbon: Pay college players. Money–>Response. Effect of ARVs on QoL. How standards proliferate. How Eric Cantor, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell busted the budget.
Cash no longer king? Clever dentist in downtown SD. 30 stents = pig roast. Health Reform saves states money? Undervalued sluggers. Cavalcade of Risk: Independence Day Edition. CMS fraud detection systems fall short.
Is comparative effectiveness really coming to Medicare? When is OK not to follow the guidelines? Happy smokers vs. unhappy smokers in France. Are GPs living the good life in France? Will Groupon collapse? Cigarette Rx?
Compliance, Copayments, and Comorbidities. The hard sell. 49ers in Charlotte? Love Wins in New York. How the FDA Impedes Innovation. Horror. …and of course this week’s Cavalcade of Risk is up at Workers’ Comp Insider.
Virgin does health care? “Reeking shrimp mountain” Kids can’t get appointments with their dentist. Long-term care cost in 20101: $159,000. Is preventive care free?
How to staff hospitals in Libya. Antibiotic Resistance. Learning by doing. Does the U.S. have a Rx Drug shortage? HHS identifies new carcinogen. Drug testing in Florida.
E Coli in Europe. Problem identified? Medicare, Shared Savings, and Accountable Care Organizations. Why Groupon ≠ Spam. Are smoking bans effective? The global war on drugs has failed. – Kofi Annan
In addition to today’s 5th anniversary Cavalcade of Risk, here are some more links to get you through a shortened workweek. Are local and state unfunded pension liabilities $800 billion or $3 trillion? Measles epidemic? Can skin cells become neurons? Google tracks Dengue Fever. Does prescription drug coverage reduce hospitalizations? Does more medical spending improve…
The vanishing emergency room. Which conferences is thinking about paying college athletes? Who benefited from the H1N1 pandemic scare? Loopholes in the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Is poker a game of skill or luck? Crime of the century?
Botox vs. Preventive Care. Hall of famer chooses hospice care. “He sees reminders of Soviet thinking in the United States…” Justin Bieber inhaler? Do nursing homes provide health insurance to their own employees? Are airport body scanners safe? Plus the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at Risk Management Monitor.