Morning Rounds 04/02/10
- Good news! You might not be vacinnated, but not to worry, the rate of H1N1 vaccination coverage among healthcare workers is still below half, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [ModernHealthcare.com]
- In using the state’s power to disapprove insurance rate increases for the first time (which has been on the books since 1977), Mass. State Insurance Commissioner denied 235 of 274 proposed rate increases by insurance companies. Detractors say, “j’accuse motivation politique!” [The New York Times]
- On a related noted, Main state court will soon rule on a decision by the state’s Superintendent of Insurance denying an insurance company’s request for a premium increase, citing tough economic times. [The Wall Street Journal]
- Good weekend reading: Care to read a good “whodunit?” Yesterday The New York Times asked, “Are you buying Illegal Drugs?” Apparently, Eli Lilly and other Pharmaceutical companies have failed to use “track-and-trace” technology for prescription drug bottles, which may increase theft and exposes patients to drugs that may be improperly stored or altered in the black market. [The New York Times]
-HCO