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Healthcare administration and information technology

01/30/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #411 - 1/30/2026

Today's top stories:
- US obesity rates soar to 42%
- Life expectancy hits record 79 years
- RFK Jr. appoints vaccine critics to autism panel

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Editor's Notes: Let me give you the punch line from the obesity research below: from 1990 to 2022 - we went from 19% of population being obese - to 42%. On the FLIP side - some good news: because overdose epidemic has eased somewhat, US life expectancy is at 79 years. RFK setting table for

01/29/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #410 - 1/29/2026

Today's top stories:
- Louisiana falls below measles herd immunity
- Congress targets PBM reform
- Medicare to negotiate Botox, GLP-1 drug prices

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Editor's Notes: The Fedeiral Goverment (CMS) is starting it's annual drug pricing negotiations (under regulations set/up under the Inflation Reduction Act under then President Biden). This time Botox is on the menu. Signs of the aging demographics. Ozempic and Wegovy (and presumably other GLP-1 drug...

01/28/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #409 - 1/28/2026

Today's top stories:
- Medicare Advantage rates stun insurers
- AAP splits from CDC on 2026 vax schedule
- Roche's weight loss drug shows promise

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Editor's Notes: What's doing with ACA subsidies you ask? The House has already passed a bill to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies, while the Senate is still negotiating its own, more limited version and has not yet voted; in parallel, both chambers are advancing a separate....

01/27/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #408 - 1/27/2026

Today's top stories:
- Feds sue Michigan over cage-free egg law
- Amazon One Medical launches Health AI assistant
- ACA insurance costs now higher than some mortgages

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Editor's Notes: The Administration is after several states for laws those states have related to 'cage-free egg' statutes, claiming those laws add to eggs-tra high prices. May be best to double check Doctor advice on YouTube and other videos - often they are not grounded in evidence. WSJ piece point...

01/26/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #407 - 1/26/2026

Today's top stories:
- Vaccine panel sparks debate on polio/measles shots
- Kennedy’s autism committee reshuffle raises concerns
- New metabolite test could predict diabetes

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Editor's Notes: For some of the 'top articles' today you may hit a paywall. We're limited to the number of NY Times articles per month we can offer free access - and we can offer no free access to STAT articles. RFK seems primed to reinforce his narrative that vaccines cause autism. Interesting piec...

01/24/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #406 - 1/24/2026

Today's top stories:
- Apple Watch boosts Afib detection in seniors
- Medicare premiums bite into Social Security
- Airlines save fuel with weight-loss drugs

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Editor's Note: Not directly about healthcare - but watch this space: the NY Stock Exchanged announced that they will start supporting stock trading via blockchain by 'tokenizing securities'. We'll see more and more healthcare applications in the next few years. When you hit it off with someone you j...

01/23/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #405 - 1/23/2026

Today's top stories:
- Insurance CEOs grilled in Congress over costs
- Colorectal cancer now top killer in under-50s
- Study: No link between fluoridation & pregnancy risk

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Editor's Notes: 5 CEOs from among the largest health insurers were up in front of Congress. They all agreed the US healthcare system was broken. Democrats say Trump's tax cuts are causing premium hikes. Republicans say vertical consolidation (where the insurance companies own pharmacies and provider...

01/22/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #404 - 1/21/2026

Today's top stories:
- HIPAA Notice updates due by 2/16/26
- New Medicaid work requirements ahead
- GLP-1 users face hidden malnutrition risks

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See our "top articles" list below. For a synoposis of all 43 articles curated today, see further below, and to see each of these articles listed with short summary just click here. Click here to keep those cards and letters coming… including if you want to – gasp! – unsubscribe (please don't!)...

01/21/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #403 - 1/21/2026

Today's top stories:
- Kids' flu shots lag in tough season
- ERs struggle with pediatric care
- DSM may add postpartum psychosis

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Editor's Notes: Kids in news today with child vaccinations down and flu season in full swing. ER's are less and less well equipped to handle pediatric emergencies. Congress is working on a deal to avoid another shutdown at end of month. ACA subsidies do not appear to be a part of it. The "DSM Manual...

01/20/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #402 - 1/20/2026

Today's top stories:
- Inhaling smoke may raise cold risk
- Georgia fines insurers for mental health parity violations
- Nursing home staffing rules relaxed

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Editor's Note: Relatively slow day yesterday (Monday) due to holiday. Inhaling smoke and other pollutants seems to open you up to colds. Georgia is fining insurance plans for not covering Mental Health benefits in line with physical health (so-called "parity") The Trump Administration is relaxing mi...

01/19/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #401 - 1/19/2026

Today's top stories:
- $1B spent on noncitizen hospital care in Texas
- No link found between acetaminophen use in pregnancy & autism
- Cancer survival hits 70%, but disparities persist

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Editor's Notes: Our special quote today: "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman." – Martin Luther King Jr., 1966 Enjoy your holiday! See our "top articles" list below. For a synoposis of all 37 articles curated today, see further below, and t...

01/17/2026

🏥 Daily C.R.A.P. Issue #400 - 1/17/2026

Today's top stories:
- NYC nurses strike enters day 4
- Self-driving cars’ impact on healthcare
- RFK Jr. probes cellphone health risks

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Editor's Notes: We couldn't pass up the piece about the potential impact of self-driving cars on healthcare - including telemedicine. Reminds us of a recent study that projected hundreds of millions in savings to airlines due to less fuel needed to fly less overweight people - due to GLP-1 drugs! RF...

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