Medicare spending declined in 2020 due to a combination of pandemic-related effects.
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Starting the week off with some interesting research nuggets.
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We give you the straight poop on wastewater monitoring for CV-19.
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I do my best Ann Landers or Dear Abby, or whomever the current epitome of social grace is, in regard to Dr. Fauci's encounter with the Dread Virus CV-19.
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Hard not to be obsessed with the extremely tenuous and dangerous situation our country finds itself in.
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A mid-week drop of research summaries to boost your flagging interest in the epidemic, which is completely justified.
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Over the last two decades the pharmacy benefit manager industry got very large, very consolidated and engaged in abusive and deceptive pricing practices. Ultimate payers generally don't trust the current mix of PBMs so we are seeing a new wave of entrants promising a different, more transparent business model. Capital Rx is building new claims and other software to support PBMs and has added a fresh $106 million in financing.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/capital-rx-rakes-106m-funding-round-it-continues-build-out-judi-platformIt is not clear that increasing levels of CO2 drive increased temperature, in fact the relationship may go the other way.
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In the oldest age group, boosters have modest protection against serious disease and infection.
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The late middle age group displays a similar pattern of limited infection protection from vax, but some protection against serious disease.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.