Welcome to the long weekend! Need a little poolside media? Below is our list of the week's most interesting articles on healthcare and a little Maren Morris to rock you through them.
Clinical Labs
Stealth Research and Theranos, JAMA, May 18, 2016
Drugs
Long-dreaded Superbug Found in Human and Animal in US, Phenomena, May 26, 2016
Health Care Services:
Memorial Sloan Kettering is blown away by response to Humans of New York's campaign, Crains, May 20, 2016
Moving Patient Payment Upfront, Modern Healthcare, May 21, 2016
Veterans Affairs Health Care System is trying a partnership with CVS to offer urgent care to vets, Healthcare Finance News, May 25, 2016 <CVS>
Medicare boss is spearheading changes to the way doctors get paid, San Francisco Chronicle, May 26, 2016
Health Care IT
The IT holy grail remains out of policymakers' hands, Modern Healthcare, May 26, 2016 <ATHN> <CERN>
Health care payment auditing company goes public, Modern Healthcare, May 26, 2016 <COTV>
Insurance
Anthem and Cigna privately bicker as they seek merger approval, WSJ, May 22, 2016 <ATHM> <CI>
Uninsurance Rates and the Affordable Care Act, May 23, 2016 Health Affairs <All Insurers>
Random Miscellany
Sorry, There's Nothing Magical About Breakfast, NYT, May 23, 2016
Shameless Sell Promotion
REPLAY: Post-Acute Providers - A Review of Major Regulatory Trends, May 27, 2016
Hillary's Headache, Trump Triumphs; Bernie v. Donald?, May 27, 2016
UPDATE: CMS's Part B Drug Demo Sidelined 'til 2019, May 24, 2016
ATHN | BMS FAMILY HEALTH, AUSTIN PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE AND UNITY MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL, May 24, 2016
A very Happy Friday and, as we so infrequently get to say, Happy Monday too. Let's remember the people that fought the good fight. Can I get a Hallelujah?
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