Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
September 11, 2015 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- Is precision medicine a threat to population health? [Health Leaders]
- Cost of diabetes drugs often overlooked, but it shouldn’t be. [Kaiser Health News]
- Closer provider-insurer ties bring new challenges. [Modern Healthcare]
- For hospitals, sleep and patient satisfaction may go hand in hand. [Kaiser Health News]
- Study: 2 million exchange enrollees miss out on cost-sharing assistance. [Kaiser Health News]
- New breed of paramedics treats patients before emergencies occur. [LA Times]
- States looking for more effective ways to encourage vaccinations. [Kaiser Health News]
- New ways for patients to get a second opinion. [Wall Street Journal]
- New Jersey’s approach to Medicaid ACOs is an experiment worth watching. [Health Affairs]
- Kidney-care providers consolidate to manage costs, patient care. [Modern Healthcare]
- Surgeons’ late-night work doesn’t cause patients harm, study says. [Kaiser Health News]
- After heart attack, quitting smoking boosts mental health, quality of life. [US News]
- 75 percent of ACA plans in California use narrow networks, study shows. [LA Times]
- Moody’s: outlook for not-for-profit hospitals gets first upgrade since 2008. [Modern Healthcare]
- Diabetes patients text to keep insulin doses accurate. [NPR Health]
- Why don’t we have mental health parity? [Kaiser Health News]
- Quality improvement: ‘Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else’. [Health Affairs]
