Business of Medicine

• The Growth of TAVR and the Capitalist Creed
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 22, 2021
• J&J COVID Vaccine Gets Unique CPT Code Even Before FDA Filing The AMA's CPT panel readies for potential introduction of a third COVID-19 vaccine for the US, with J&J awaiting phase 3 results for its product.
  Medscape Medical News, January 22, 2021
• Biden Signs 10 New Orders to Help Fight COVID-19 The orders establish a COVID-19 response office and mask requirement in airports, federal buildings. AAFP applauds action, most of which will need legislative approval.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2021
• Trump Pardons a Handful of Physicians on His Way Out One of those pardoned was sentenced in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2021
• 7 Ways President Biden Could Now Change Healthcare President Biden has spoken about the ways in which he could improve America's healthcare system. Now that he's in office, here's what he could do.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2021
• Physician Happiness Outside Work Sees Sharp Drop in a Year: Survey Those who are 'very happy' dropped from 43% to 20% in 1 year. But one fourth of respondents said they have no anxiety about their futures, even as the pandemic wears on.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2021
• Biden Asks Surgeon General Adams to Resign Adams said on Twitter that he's been asked to leave post. Biden expected to name interim surgeon general ahead of Vivek Murthy nomination.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2021
• ACC Donations to GOP Election Deniers Under Scrutiny The pro-Trump storming of the Capitol has trade organizations and corporations alike rethinking or halting political donations.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2021
• 'Vicious Cycle' Sent Insulin Costs Through Roof: Senate Committee Insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers refute the findings of the Senate report; activists say it clearly shows profits have been put ahead of peoples' lives.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2021
• Should COVID-19 Vaccinations Be Mandatory? Some Think So   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses situations where we may see COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 20, 2021
• Many EM Docs Have Treated COVID Patients Without Proper PPE A Medscape survey also found that for most emergency physicians, income has dropped 11% to 50% during the pandemic. Fewer than half say their workplace offers help with grief and stress.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2021
• PCPs Play a Small Part in Low-Value Care Spending Expert said a new report is further proof that low-value care is "extremely common, very costly, and provided by primary care providers and specialists alike."
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2021
• Has This Fugitive Physician Evaded Justice?; More High court blocks plaintiffs from pursuing their claims; is binding arbitration a growing trend, and is it bad for doctor–patient relationships?; hearing loss surgery creates a lot of noise.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 19, 2021
• Biden Unveils National 5-Point COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy The President-elect aims to set up 100 mass vaccination clinics by late February and use FEMA to mobilize thousands of workers to give vaccines.
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• New Trump Administration Policies for FDA Under Fire The Trump administration's attempts in its final days to revise FDA policies have drawn criticism from watchdog groups and former commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• CES 2021 Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year's biggest tech conference, but it's not quite ready for prime time.
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• HHS Will Drop Buprenorphine Waiver Rule for Most Physicians HHS intends to expand use of buprenorphine in treatment for opioid use disorder by easing a requirement that has often been cited as an 'administrative burden.'
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• A Big Science Publisher Is Going Open Access. But at What Cost? The steep fees Springer Nature will charge to make papers freely readable show what's wrong with science publishing.
  Undark, January 15, 2021
• Harold Bornstein, Trump's 'Quirky' Longtime Physician, Dies at 73 Bornstein, evicted from Trump's circle in 2017, first made headlines when he issued a statement in 2015 saying, 'Mr. Trump will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.'
  Medscape Medical News, January 14, 2021
• Chaotic and Failing -- Ethicist Cites COVID Vaccine Distribution   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses problems surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the United States.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 14, 2021