Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Policies That Help Hospital Giants Need To Be Changed; Human Toll Of Trump's Anti-Science Stance
From payment distortions to certificate-of-need laws, government rules often reward consolidation and block new entrants. Reforming them would spur competition and lower costs. (Ashish K. Jha and Thomas C. Tsai, 2/23)
The ripple effects of cutting H.I.V. research funding. (Jeneen Interlandi, 2/23)
As an ICU nurse, I鈥檝e seen organ donation rules hurt families. Here鈥檚 a workaround. (Etan Yeshua, 2/22)
Exhaustion is a real risk for EMTs and other emergency medical service clinicians. A Pittsburgh EMT explores a solution. (P. Daniel Patterson, 2/22)
It鈥檚 not about turf. It鈥檚 not about hierarchy. It鈥檚 not about pet peeves or ego. It鈥檚 about taking care of patients. (Lois Snyder Sulmasy, 2/23)