7 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss

This year’s ViVE conference was full of announcements — from acquisitions to rebrands to product launches. This list compiles short summaries for seven of the conference’s most notable announcements. The post 7 ViVE Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss appeared first on MedCity News.

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5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements

Work requirements in Medicaid have resurfaced as part of a broader legislative package of potential changes to Medicaid designed to significantly reduce federal Medicaid spending. This brief highlights five key facts about Medicaid work requirements, including the share of Medicaid enrollees who currently work, what research shows about the impact of work requirements, and the…

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Stick to the Science

By KIM BELLARD A year ago I wrote about disturbing news from the Pew Research Center that trust in science, and in scientists, had fallen since the pandemic. I am slightly relieved to report that a new follow-up study by Pew indicates that trust is up slightly – but still way below where they were…

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Book Summary: Why Nations Fail

Recently I read the book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. Why nations fail is of course is a very important question, but one economists often shy away from because it is so multifaceted. In this book, however, the authors argue that one sufficient…

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Healthcare Economist Weekly Reader

FDA accepts 1st In Silico Drug Development Tool.Why GLP-1’s got more affordable.BALANCE after CMS GLP-1 decision.How to socialize scientific ideas in the age of AI.Mapping the Ebola outbreak.1985-2023: MIT’s faculty grew 9%…Administrative staff grew 189%

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