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  Why Major Hospitals Are Losing Money By The Millions

  Forbes - Robert Pearl, M.D.

  A strange thing happened last year in some the nation’s most established hospitals and health systems. Hundreds of millions of dollars in income suddenly disappeared. This article, part two of a series that began with a look at primary care disruption, examines the economic struggles of inpatient …

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  Nov 15, 2017

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  Nov 13, 2017
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  Don’t Nudge Me: The Limits of Behavioral Economics in Medicine

  The New York Times - By AARON E. CARROLL

  Whenever I talk to physicians about outcomes that are worse than you’d expect, they are quick to point out that noncompliance — when a patient does not follow a course of treatment — is a major problem. Sometimes prescriptions aren’t filled. Other times they are, but patients don’t take the drugs as …

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  InfoWars Supplements Contain 'Significant Levels Of Lead,' Says Oakland-Based Health Watchdog Group: SFist

  SFist - Jessica Lachenal

  Noted conspiracy enthusiast Alex Jones has allegedly been selling people dietary supplements with dangerously high lead content through the InfoWars …

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  Is The U.S. Healthcare System Terminally Broken?

  Forbes - Arlene Weintraub

  With Congressional efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare in the rear view mirror—and replaced by President Donald Trump’s vows to sign executive orders that many fear would severely cripple the law—there’s a lot of pessimism out there about the future of the U.S. healthcare system. But is the …