Health Care Delivery

What we're reading, May 3, 2016: low-quality, low-cost hospitals received bonuses from Medicare; Brigham and Women's Hospital is publicizing its mistakes; and Tenet expects other insurers will fill the void when UnitedHealth leaves the exchanges.

Access to surgery in early-stage patients with non-small cell lung cancer is dependent upon the extent of racial segregation in the patient’s neighborhood, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

A survey compares healthcare access and affordability among different types of coverage for low-and moderate-income adults.

The departure of UnitedHealth from most Affordable Care Act exchanges will have a relatively small effect on premiums across the country, but the effect could be more pronounced in rural areas and southern states.

Insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Act are placing fewer drugs on the specialty tier of formularies than they were 2 years prior, according to a new study from Avalere.

Oral anticancer agents are being launched at significantly higher prices compared with a decade ago, which can prove a barrier to patient access, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Oncology.

What We’re Reading, April 29, 2016: While sales of Gilead's Harvoni drop, NY state attorney's decision could be good news for the company; and the FDA faces a lawsuit from a consumer advocacy group.

A company in Canada, Biolyse Pharma, has offered to manufacture a generic version of enzalutamide at a significantly lower price than what CMS paid in 2014.