The International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans gives us another survey of benefits.
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Tempus Labs, which collects and analyzes genetic data, and makes it available to clinicians via a mobile app, has raised $110 million dollars.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/09/110m-fundraise-tempus-app/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=66070805&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_0cVyjhjAPHD37Gb9Xc0iEDoSkVNp5PTh11pGAZ6VXBLwHMTLce4GbWIU5zABzvpTwLnXLvNGQSdKsIDonLG4QBgc57Odtk53_GlRsmkIBkXfU0Rc&_hsmi=66070805A study in JAMA Network suggests that there is lower health spending associated with greater well-being among Medicare recipients.
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OODA Health, which claims it will upend the current system for health care payment, has received an unusual $40.5 million dollars from quirky investors. Oh, but wait, the CEO is the ex-CEO of Castlight Health, it is certainly OOD that anyone would invest in that guy. If you don't believe there is too much capital floating around looking for a home, stuff like this proves it for sure.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/19/brotopia-inspired-ooda-health-to-raise-its-40-5m-round-only-from-firms-with-female-partners/A Commonwealth Fund brief looks at using reference pricing for drugs.
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A MedPAC presentation covers clinician payment trends and analysis.
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Wellth garners some wealth, getting $5.1 millionth in new fundingth to build a businessth to use behavioral ecomomicsth to support adherenceth to care plansth. Here's to your healthth!!
https://medcitynews.com/2018/09/wellth-raises-5-1m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=65946765&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--wkLCqm3DNI5hDihqhTD1CJhOz2f1rLG1mW7L_qxbtOddXh2f0U1wcuCJN7lgDLp95iPE7v8q-MBVxlTKR1dWGVBQ8VaQLTuuudwbo8FEBxAmclIw&_hsmi=65946765A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines disparities in hospitalization outcomes.
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JAMA has a couple of interesting research letters regarding uptake of biosimilars.
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Prominent health economist Victor Fuchs discusses the "efficiency" of the US health care system.
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