The Good Stuff: Reports and News Articles you May Have Missed This Week

05/27/16 01:00PM EDT

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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