Another drop of research summaries, from 30,000 feet up!!
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A primary tool for managing the epidemic, the shelter-in-place order, or lockdown, is useless.
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Some interesting research today, but the big ones deserve their own post and will get it shortly.
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A new paper probes the effects of hospital employment of physicians.
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The usual topics, PCR tests, seasonality and vaccination.
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Actual total deaths over a multi-year period in Sweden are running below average.
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A great finding from a newspaper about the 1918 epidemic reveals the lasting (non) value of masks.
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CV-19 is exiting the stage and usual cast of viral villains is re-entering.
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Another company hits the jackpot, as mental health startup Brightline gets $72 million in new financing.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/gv-backs-brightline-s-72m-boost-expand-pediatric-behavioral-health-services?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF9uRzEELJAfhNGc5PVN5CGu3h8aa43hVN_FD-HOQIfE39tjOUMcrllJeptqEySKVQ5Kv2sNRuY2V-2FQLOA8c9tLKOzMCxIPGXCyANotEHqjR_r54A couple of random observations and a review of an important analysis of the distribution of health spending in the population.
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A Mark Farrah Associates report gives a sense of health insurer profitability for 2020.
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Another piece of research related to both social determinants of health and geographic variation in per person health spending.
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Every day brings more evidence of how far off the deep end the country has gone.
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Large health insurers have increasingly become providers of care as well, in another sign of consolidation in the health care system that should concern everyone, as the quality and cost implications are usually not good. Humana furthered its march into home care by buying onehome (isn't that cute, no capitals in its name) to add to its CenterWell division.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/humana-to-acquire-onehome-bid-to-expand-value-based-home-care?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF9ry-mECUXOtoZaIwOFZNAx3cYU_2vOqEECPjqCy1dOe-mT-y5pinDt24OtJN9JEgVooZm7cQ6mko4bGqoH7HzwwnSgnLQfQ7phhKy8DN1F4DBoB8About this Blog
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