Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019
Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions
Health, Economic Impact of COVID-19 Set to Lessen in Coming Years
Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024
AMA Poll: Most Physicians Continuing to Use Telehealth
Most users (93 percent) are conducting live, interactive video visits with patients, while 69 percent are conducting audio-only visits
State Laws Linked to Very Small Changes in Opioid Prescribing
Thirteen state laws each linked to change of less than 1 percent in proportion of patients receiving any opioid prescription
YouTube Video Quality for Aesthetic Injectables Lower Than Quality of Websites
Physician, nonphysician health professionals, and other videos were all of higher quality than patient videos
Exhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
However, medical students who are underrepresented in medicine less likely to report disengagement
U.S. Senate Narrowly Confirms Califf to Head FDA
Califf briefly served as FDA commissioner toward the end of President Barack Obama's administration
11.5 Percent of Under 65-Year-Olds Uninsured in 2020
Adults aged 18 to 64 years living in non-Medicaid expansion states twice as likely to be uninsured as those living in expansion states
CDC Issues Proposed Changes to Opioid Painkiller Guidelines
Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths
Top White House Science Adviser Resigns After Probe Into ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior
Eric Lander said his resignation is effective 'no later than February 18 in order to permit an orderly transfer'
