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IPAB : An HCR Acronym You Need to Understand
Tom Norton throws some light on the much-vaunted Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Working towards our top issue for the June edition of the HCR Monthly Review, I continue to be struck by the amount of macroeconomic data that will be driving the new HCR law. Indeed, most of the key performance measures in the 2010 statute [...]
Posted in Regulatory, healthcare Also tagged HCR, Independent Payment Advisory Board, IPAB, Medicaid, Medicare, NICE Leave a comment
Should Doctors Shoulder Healthcare Costs?
As the debate over the rising costs of new drug R&D and brand name medications rages on, physicians are increasingly doing their part to minimize collateral damage inflicted upon the patient.
A new report from Bain & Company — The new cost-conscious doctor: changing America’s healthcare landscape — reveals that, increasingly, physicians believe that part of [...]
Posted in healthcare Also tagged Bain & Company, doctors, healthcare costs, physicians, value Leave a comment
US Mid-Term Elections: What It Means for Pharma
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US Mid-Term Elections: What it Means for Pharma
Drink up, even if it’s only old wine in new bottles…
Yesterday’s mid-term congressional poll barely changes the stakes for pharma in its pursuit of its US legislative and regulatory agenda. The key message coming out of the results is stalemate on the big issues like [...]
Posted in Op-Ed, Regulatory Also tagged Congress, Democrats, legislation, mid-term elections, regulatory affairs, Republicans, Senate 2 Comments
The 'S' Word in Healthcare Reform