Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Told
Who is to blame for America’s broken healthcare payment system? Witnesses and lawmakers mostly pointed fingers at Medicare during Wednesday’s Senate Budget Committee hearing on how primary care improves healthcare efficiency. “Medicare’s fee schedule has created this unbalanced delivery system and primary care crisis,” said Christopher Koller, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, in New […]
Opinion | ‘Our Goal Is Not to Blame’: What We Heard This Week
“Our goal is not to blame.” — Christopher Wallis, MD, PhD, of the University of Toronto, on the differences in surgical care delivery given by female versus male surgeons. “Many of them actually value improvement in symptoms and [reducing] physical limitations as much or more as survival.” — Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, of Saint Luke’s Mid […]
Jen Psaki Busts Republican Reason For Gun Violence As ‘Big Cop Out’
LOADINGERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday called out Republicans who say the sole blame for gun violence in America should lie with the mental health crisis, while at the same time opposing programs to tackle it. Mental health is an issue worldwide and “isn’t unique” to the United States, acknowledged Psaki, the former Biden […]
Lawmakers, Experts on PBMs: ‘Gangsters’ or Scapegoats in the Drug Price Wars?
Expert witnesses and lawmakers tussled over who is really to blame for high drug costs during a hearing focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) held by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Tuesday. While PBMs are meant to lower costs by negotiating rebates on a drug’s list price, multiple experts have noted that […]
Cravings for fatty foods traced to gut-brain connection: Mouse research reveals fat sensors in the intestines that stimulate the brain and drive food desires
A dieter wrestling with cravings for fatty foods might be tempted to blame their tongue: the delicious taste of butter or ice cream is hard to resist. But new research investigating the source of our appetites has uncovered an entirely new connection between the gut and the brain that drives our desire for fat. At […]
After Pandemic Missteps: Senators Seek Lessons for Future Emergencies
Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee played the blame game for false steps during the pandemic. At a hearing on Tuesday, HELP committee chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said the nation was ill-equipped to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic because of a weak and underfunded public health infrastructure. She called for […]
Powerful people are less likely to be understanding when mistakes are made
Those with power, such as the wealthy are more likely to blame others for having shortcomings and they are also less troubled by reports of inequality, according to recent research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management. The study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science defines power as control over […]