Femtech, Menotech: Bringing Tech Companies To Women's Health Care Needs

Is 'Femtech' The Next Big Thing In Health Care?  by Farah Nayeri.  The New York Times.  April 7, 2021.  

Developing Nations Cannot Test For Coronavirus Partly Because The US and Europe Are Outspending Them

In Scramble For Coronavirus Supplies, Rich Countries Push Poor Aside by Jane Bradley.  The New York Times.  April 9, 2020.

Grocery Store Traffic Drops For The First Time Since Coronavirus Panic Ramped Up

Traffic At Walmart, Costco And Target Falls For The First Time In Weeks As Coronavirus Stockpiling Behavior Shifts by Tonya Garcia.  MarketWatch.  April 1, 2020.

Fewer Patients Are Winding Up In Nursing Homes--Why?

In The Nursing Home,  Empty Beds And Quiet Halls by Paula Span.  The New York Times.  September 28, 2018. 

Large Hospitals Start Their Own Drug Companies

Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide To Start Their Own by Reed Abelson and Katie Thomas.  The New York Times.  January 18, 2017.

Hospitals Increasingly Suffer Shortages Of Basic Drugs

A Vital Drug Runs Low, Though Its Base Ingredient Is In Many Kitchens by Katie Thomas.  New York Times.  May 21, 2017. 

Free Market Research Institute Ranks Georgia Last In Terms of Access, A Key Concept Of Some Republican Reform Proposals

Georgia Ranks Last In The HOAP Index With A Score of 2.55.  Mercatus Center/George Mason University.  December 1, 2016.

The Mismatch Between The Corporate Food Industry and Public Health

Parasites, Killing Their Host:  The Food Industry's Solution To Obesity by Mark Bittman.  Opinion.  The New York Times.  June 17, 2014.

Piedmont Hospitals Partnership With Urgent Care Reflects More Access To Health Insurance

Latest Partnership Reflects Trend In Urgent Care by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  May 12, 2014.

Supreme Court Decision On Patented Genes Sets Stage For Growth In The Genetic Diagnostic Industry.

The Myriad Decision Is Huge Because Genetic Medicine Is About To Explode by Brian Resnick.  National Journal.  June 13, 2013.

(1)  Since the BRCA gene is product of ___________ it cannot be patented, the Court ruled.

(2)  The ______________ for the gene could be patented.

(3)  According to a study from Battelle, the genetic-testing industry is a $________ billion industry.

(4)  United Health Care projects that by 2021 spending on genetic testing will be ___________.

(5)  A senior director at Battelle was quoted in the article as saying that a very large component of drugs going through the FDA approval process had __________________________________

Drugstores Attempt Transition To Health Care Provider

Pharmacy Chains Push Into Health Care by Timothy W. Martin.  The Wall Street Journal.  February 28, 2013.

Key players (Rite Aid, CVS Caremark, Walgreen) are using a variety of means (walk-in clinics, virtual doctor visits, accountable care organizations, assisting in hospital readmission prevention) to recast themselves as health care providers in order to confront a variety of trends (Obamacare, slower drug sales, trend toward  low-cost generics).

Hospital Merger Illustrates Trends

Michigan Hospital Systems in Merger Talks by Matthew Dolan and Christina Rogers.  The Wall Street Journal.  October 31, 2012.

The planned merger of two of Michigan's largest hospital systems illustrates broad trends impacting hospital nationwide.

(1)  The shift from inpatient to outpatient care;

(2)  Deterioration of robust growth resulting from erosion of employee benefits;

(3)  Increased competitive pressure and pressure on the bottom line from unpaid bills nd charity cases

(4)  Expansion of coverage coupled with reduced reimbursements under Medicare resulting from the Affordable Care Act;