Margie Ryerson is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Last week she wrote an article in the online magazine Slate discussing why she does not accept insurance. Ryerson said she has turned away many potential patients telling them she had no appointment openings. Often the real reason was that her practice is closed to those not…
Category: Policy & Legislation
Monday Links
- CRISPR isn’t just for editing human genes. It can be used to increase corn and rice yields by 10%.
- Finally: the masks are coming off in Head Start.
- How would you like to be an inch or so taller? Doctors can oblige you.
- Learning loss was greatest in school districts that remained remote the longest.
- More on Rand Paul v. Anthony Fauci.
- Why its hard to know which drugs work best against Covid.
Drug Makers File Hundreds of Bogus Patents to Block Generic Competition
A report by the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) released a report on patent abuse and so-called gaming of the patent system. I-MAK is a nonprofit organization that advocates drug patent reform.
Four pharmaceutical companies have filed hundreds of patents to keep their drugs out of the hands of generic competition and prolong their “unprecedented profits,” according to a report published Thursday.
Is Private Equity Investment in Health Care Good or Bad? Yes!
Private equity is scooping up thousands of health care businesses across the nation. If you present at an emergency room there is a good chance you will be treated by a physician employed by a firm backed by private equity investors. In some cases, entire hospitals are being purchased or managed by firms backed by private equity. Increasingly, physician practices are being bought up by private equity investors. The profit motive is worrying many stakeholders, fearing high prices and lower quality. Kaiser Health News has a series of articles on private equity investing in health care.