Happy Friday. Each week we read a lot of stuff so you don't have to. Below is our list of the best of the best this week and a final word from Jeff Buckley for those of you that love a little guitar artistry.
The Affordable Care Act
In a Secret Meeting, Revelations on the Battle Over Health Care, New York Times, May 30, 2016
Drugs
The FDA isn't listening to patients pleading for drug approvals. Nor should it. Stat News, June 2, 2016
Sharp Rise in Cancer drug Spending Forecast, but Access remains a Problem, Stat News, June 2, 2016
Fearing Drugs’ Rare Side Effects, Millions Take Their Chances With Osteoporosis, June 1, 2016
Judge orders Washington Medicaid to provide hepatitis C drug, Modern Healthcare, May 30, 2016 <GLD>
Health Care Services:
Does The Site Of Care Change The Cost Of Care?, Health Affairs, June 2, 2016
Nonprofits' Tax-Exemption Battle Moves to the Courts, Governing, June 2, 2016
Unpaid, stressed, and confused: patients are the health care system's free labor, Vox, June 1, 2016
The U.S. Health Disadvantage And The Role Of Spending, Health Affairs, June 1, 2016
After prompting from high-profile docs, CMS opens up CPC+ to ACOs, Mobihealth News, May 31, 2016
Health Care IT
ONC and CMS: We're at a critical inflection point for EHRs, interoperability, HealthcareIT News, May 31, 2016 <ATHN> <CERN>
Athenahealth seeks to "unbreak" healthcare with the help of humor, MedCity News, June 1, 2016 <ATHN>
Insurance
Why lower ACA exchange enrollment may not be a bad thing, Modern healthcare, june 2, 2016 <All Health Insurers>
Health insurance mega-deals aren't winning over a key party: large employers, Modern Healthcare, June 1, 2016 <HUM> <AET> ATHM> <CI>
Advanced Analytics: A Triple Win for Payers, Healthcare Finance, June 1, 2016
UnitedHealth To Exit California’s Obamacare Market, California Healthline, May 31, 2016
Random Miscellany
Scientists name praying mantis species after Ginsburg, The Hill, June 1, 2016
Shameless Sell Promotion
Maternity Tracker Update, June 2, 2016
HOLX 3D Update Falling Short QTD, June 1, 2016
Last week we asked if we could have an Hallelujah. This week we are giving you one. In memory of the late, great Jeff Buckley who died 19 years ago this week in Memphis:
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