Daily Briefing February 9, 2017 | The Daily Briefing Today's Daily Briefing View Archives Print Today's Daily Briefing Subscribe Advisory Board Insight How to write better, right now No matter your job, everyone needs to know how to write clearly and gracefully. Here are a few tips and tricks to help. More Latest News A journalist says CEO pay is 'costing' patients up to $56 a night. Here's why that's wrong. February 9, 2017 On Tuesday, Steven Brill published a ranking of the health system CEOs paid the most "for each day a patient spends in their hospital." But while reasonable people can disagree about whether CEOs are paid appropriately, the Daily Briefing's Josh Zeitlin argues that Brill's metric isn't very illuminating, for three big reasons. More Judge blocks Anthem, Cigna megamerger, citing 'anticompetitive effects' February 9, 2017 Anthem—which would owe Cigna a $1.85 billion breakup fee under the terms of their agreement if the deal does not proceed—says it will appeal the ruling. More Money can't buy you happy employees, study finds February 9, 2017 A new Glassdoor study finds that, while employees value compensation and benefits, they aren’t the most important factors in employee happiness. Here's what matters more. More Why more hospitals are inviting families into the ICU February 9, 2017 Traditionally, ICUs have limited families' access to patients—but now more hospitals are incorporating ICU patients' family members into care decisions, hoping to improve outcomes and cut costs, Meredith Cohn writes for the Baltimore Sun. More Many Americans think repealing Obamacare won't repeal the ACA, survey finds February 9, 2017 More than one-third of Americans don't know that the ACA and Obamacare are the same law, according to a new poll—and some industry experts say the findings could muddle the debate as lawmakers work to repeal and replace the ACA. More ACO roundup: Here's how Maryland's global payment model is working out February 9, 2017 This week, insurers pivot toward value-based care, a look at physician-focused payment models, and more. More Around the nation: Break a sweat at the Met February 9, 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Museum Workout" is a combination of performance, exercise, and an art tour, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Maryland, and New York. More