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A federal judge in Oklahoma today ruled that Affordable Care Act federal subsidies cannot be issued to residents living in states that do not run their own exchanges. This marks the second ruling against ACA subsidies–in the July case of Halbig v. Burwell, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that subsidies are illegal on […]
Read MoreA pair of commentaries in the Annals of Internal Medicine comes out strongly against California’s ballot measure, Proposition 46, which, among other things, would mandate hospitals to test physicians for drugs and alcohol. The problems laid out by the authors include: • the potential for false-positive test results; • positive results leading to immediate suspension of a […]
Read MoreA position paper from the American Academy of Neurology on the prescription of opioids for noncancer pain outlines “best practices” clinicians should follow to reduce patients’ risk for opioid overdose. These practices, published in Neurology, are: • At each patient visit, track pain and function using a validated instrument, and document the dose of all […]
Read MoreAuthors: Qureshi W et al., Am J Cardiol 2014 Jul 1; 114:59 An incidental finding on a screening electrocardiogram might be worth taking seriously. To evaluate the prognostic implications of atrial premature complexes (APCs) and ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) detected on a single 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in healthy individuals, investigators analyzed NHANES III data for […]
Read MoreThe slowdown in health spending growth may be near its end, with an improved economy and increased coverage likely to bring faster growth, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary published in Health Affairs. Expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cut the number […]
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