Last year, when we asked science and health care soothsayers to peek ahead to 2019, they told us that methamphetamine use would rise (it did), tumor organoids would near clinical use for personalizing cancer treatment and better targeting clinical trials (that’s happening), and price transparency wouldn’t bring lower health spending (that’s true, too). But nobody… Read More »
WALLINGFORD, VERMONT, UNITED STATES – 2019/10/09: Flowering field of industrial hemp. (Photo by John … [+] Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images It was exactly a year ago that the Farm Bill legalized CBD and hemp, a cousin to cannabis as it comes from the same plant. Of course, there were specified guidelines,… Read More »
Media outlets report on news from Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Georgia, California, Oregon, Ohio, Florida and Maryland. The Washington Post: Democrats File First Bills For The New Virginia General Assembly, Staring With Equal Rights Amendment Democratic lawmakers rushed to file bills Monday as the legislative window opened for next year’s General Assembly session, setting… Read More »
Increased focus on quality Employers are increasing their focus on healthcare quality and value by a variety of strategies, including the use of Centers of Excellence (COE), high performance networks and advanced primary care strategies. More than one in four large employers (27 percent) will expand their COE offerings to address additional conditions or procedures,… Read More »