.Secretary Antony Blinken plays 'Rockin' in the Free World' at Barman Dictat, an underground cocktail bar and music venue in Kyiv, Ukraine.

On efficiency in pharmaceutical company research and development spending
economist.com/business/2024/…, updated April 2024

My god. This is scary as hell.

time.com/6972021/donald…

The University of Chicago, as usual, striking the right balance. Worth reading in full. It is exactly right.

President Alivisatos’ Note on the Encampment (April 29, 2024)

Dear Members of the University Community, Just a few hours ago, a group of students established an

Special Event | 20th anniversary of ONC. Join Micky Tripathi, David J. Brailer, MD, PhD, Rob Kolodner, David Blumenthal, Karen DeSalvo to discuss ONC's past health tech achievements and future challenges with Alan Weil. Thurs. May 9, 1:30-3pm ET. Register: bit.ly/3WjnXWP

NY, OR, & CA lead the charge in regulating private equity's role in health care, setting transparency standards & tightening control over corporate practices. In this MQ guest Opinion, Richard Scheffler & David Blumenthal discuss federal & state initiatives: buff.ly/4aUS9vM

🎉 Big change from U.S. Department of Transportation:

If your flight gets delayed or canceled, airlines now have to refund you automatically in CASH.

Refunds cover:
- Delayed flights (3+hrs domestic, 6+ hrs int’l)
- Airport changes
- Added connections
- Service class downgrade
- Accessibility changes

Former GOP Rep. Ken Buck rips House Republicans:

'Since this Congress started, there have been efforts to impeach the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the president, the attorney general, the FBI director, and, in fact, did

14 years ago today, right now

This is powerful. This is courage. This is heartbreaking.

Democratic senator Eva Burch announced on a floor speech that she needs an abortion. She shared her story and gave remarks about how cruel Arizona’s laws are to women.

CNN aired a short clip last night, but it’s

I’m excited to announce that today I’m joining Microsoft as CEO of Microsoft AI. I’ll be leading all consumer AI products and research, including Copilot, Bing and Edge. My friend and longtime collaborator Karén Simonyan will be Chief Scientist, and several of our amazing

ProPublica found several examples of health insurers breaking federal regulations by making it difficult for patients to access their claim files.

Some say they updated their policies and retrained staff after we reached out. propublica.org/article/your-r…

“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.'
-Former VP Dick Cheney

Did you catch the amazing The Wall Street Journal Kate Linebaugh podcast w one of our hero primary care practices, Dr Christine Meyer? (our cameo appearance below 😃)

Guess what? She got a call from Optum after this podcast, and a much higher assistance package was launched for her -and others

Check out my op-ed in Stamford Advocate today!

Election workers and officials are facing terrifying threats. It's completely unacceptable.

That's why my co-chair Mae Flexer and I have authored legislation to protect them. It's vital we stand up for them — and our democracy.

'UnitedHealthcare applied for an emergency exemption that would fast-track its takeover of a medical practice in Corvallis, Oregon, warning regulators that the practice might close its doors if the merger were not approved right away.'

why?

Practice crippled by Change Hack

A reminder of the kindness, empathy, and character of Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a good man.

'Perhaps since the Civil War, the United States has never faced starker choices in a presidential election.' This is how David Blumenthal and I conclude our recent blog post outlining the meaningful differences in the #healthpolicy platforms of the two candidates.

So happy for Aledade! If you are an independent PCP, you should join them!