FDA Under Gottlieb Proposed Menthol and Flavored E‑cigarette Ban
In Trump's first term, the FDA under @ScottGottliebMD proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and most flavored electronic cigarettes
Policy’s Role: Align Private Profit with Public Good
100%. the *job* of policy is to align private profit with public good, not to hope that structural incentives can be talked down
2027 Rate Notice Beats Forecast, Boosts Medicare Advantage
1/ The Final 2027 Rate Notice will be welcome news for those battered Medicare advantage stocks The Final notice comes in at 239bps better than the Advance notice (when asked recently, I hazarded it would be 150-200bps better) let's revisit this string...
New CMS ACO Model Sparks Debate Over MSSP Improvements
1/ A new @CMSinnovates ACO model was released this week In our interview with @AbeSutton on the #ACOshow I teased him about how every new CMMI director seems to believe the world needs yet another primary care model (instead of improving...
Questioning Anti‑Tiering Clauses: Policy Recommendations Still Relevant
is there any rationale for allowing anti-tiering, anti steering, and "all or nothing" clauses in hospital contracts with insurers? Barring these was one of the centerpieces of our healthcare competition policy recommendations almost a decade ago https://t.co/8PPf8H5iMw
Direct Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sparks ACO Competition Debate
Great review of the idea of potential enrollment right into Medicare Advantage (though doesn’t consider Chris’ added twist of competition between Traditional Medicare ACOs and MA) https://t.co/rcquVZ8zxn it would be fun to compete head-head (but would need level playing field)