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Panel hears how drug price reform efforts could work – or not
One question Julie Appleby posed to a panel she moderated on the high cost of prescription drugs was simple enough:…
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Panel learns why there’s no easy fix for high drug prices
One of the best sessions at Health Journalism 2019 in Baltimore was the panel discussion about drug prices on May…
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Panelists explain how to begin mastering medical studies
At some point almost all health care journalists will need to cover a medical study or two. When that happens,…
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Do consumers benefit when health insurers own providers?
Whenever a major merger is announced in health care, the parties routinely tout the benefits for consumers, saying costs will…
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GAO report confirms the financially toxic nature of air ambulance fees
Over the past several years, health care journalists have done great work highlighting the problem of surprise medical bills. There’s…
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As name implies, short-term health plans may not be a good deal for some consumers
For an article on short-term health plans, journalist Nancy Metcalf found an ideal source: Stewart Lamotte, a 64-year-old retired restaurateur…
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Given that ‘step therapy’ is also called ‘fail first,’ there are many angles to pursue
For journalists covering the Trump administration’s plan to expand step therapy to Medicare Advantage, there are important angles to cover…
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Primary care physicians find value-based payments fail to cover their costs
It’s hard to imagine any physician starting an online fundraising effort to keep her practice open. But for Michelle Mitchell,…
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Amazon Berkshire’s health care initiative hires expert in contracting for quality
Last spring, Atul Gawande, M.D., became chief executive officer of an unnamed initiative that will cover the health costs of…
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BCBS of Massachusetts will pay to keep patients out of the hospital
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced this week that it is taking the radical step of paying to keep…