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Those Merry Wonksters ride again, tackling a lot of serious topics, posting and prancing on their way. So grab a cup of cheer, nestle all warm in your beds, and read on.
First down the chimney is David Williams at Health Business Blog . Let’s see what he is pulling out of his sack…hmmmm, this look like an interesting package. Partners HealthCare is the 800-pound gorilla in the Massachusetts healthcare market and as such gets a lot of scrutiny. So, Partners is excited that a 700-pound gorilla —in the form of BI-Lahey— has arrived on the scene to take away some of the focus. That’s enabling Partners to move forward with a plan to open lucrative outpatient centers. By the way,
Next out of the bag is a post from Tom Lynch at Workers’ Comp Insider about the prohibitive cost of pharmaceuticals and what hangs in the balance when patients can’t pony up. Tom Lynch asks What Price Life? He talks about a chronic disease requiring medication, which, if not taken every day, guarantees death within two weeks. But the problem is that over the past 20 years prices for that medication have risen anywhere between 800% and 1,175%.