Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.
Morning Headlines 4/12/16
CMS launches largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in America
CMS launches the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, a value-based payment program that will give PCPs more financial flexibility when caring for the chronically ill.
Tracking The Impact Of The Affordable Care Act In Kentucky
The Foundation for a Health Kentucky publishes a report studying Kentucky’s implementation of the ACA and its impact on coverage, access, costs, quality of care, and health outcomes.
Security flaws found in 3 state health insurance websites
The AP reports that federal investigators have identified significant cybersecurity weaknesses in the state insurance exchanges in California, Kentucky, and Vermont.
This Intel Healthcare Guru Is About to Head a Major Government Project
The NIH announces that Eric Dishman, general manager of Intel’s Health and Life Sciences Division, will head up Obama’s recently launched Precision Medicine Initiative.
#PrimaryCareInitiative
My doctor and nurse just spent an hour trying to get the PBM and insurance carrier to approve Crestor. What a heap of bovine dung. Sec. Burwell, do something!