Library

| Daily Briefing

Weekly review: She suffered from mysterious pain for years—but doctors wouldn't listen to her


She suffered from mysterious pain for years—but doctors wouldn't listen to her (Monday, Oct. 8)
Lina Kharnak thought she knew what was causing her mysterious pain, but doctors wouldn't listen to her. Years later, she learned her self-diagnosis was right—but the condition was so advanced she now required nine-hour surgery, Sandra Boodman reports for the Washington Post.

He sold his Nobel Prize for $765K. Why? To cover health care costs. (Tuesday, Oct. 9)
Leon Lederman, who passed away earlier this month, sold his prize for $765,000 to pay for nursing home care in 2015. While the sale was unique, he's far from alone in turning to unconventional means to pay for health care.

CVS-Aetna: The $69B merger just got approved (Wednesday, Oct. 10)
CVS Health and health insurer Aetna on Wednesday received conditional Department of Justice approval to proceed with their $69 billion merger.

Trump bashes Medicare-for-All in USA Today. (But fact-checkers argue he made these 5 misleading claims.) (Thursday, Oct. 11)
President Trump in a USA Today op-ed argues that so-called "Medicare-for-All" legislation championed by legislators such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would "end Medicare as we know it," but fact-checkers argue that the president's argument included several false or misleading statements.

The 15 wealthiest health care executives in America, according to Forbes (Friday, Oct. 12)
Forbes last week released its 37th annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in America, and 15 work in the health care industry.


SPONSORED BY

INTENDED AUDIENCE

AFTER YOU READ THIS

AUTHORS

TOPICS

Don't miss out on the latest Advisory Board insights

Create your free account to access 1 resource, including the latest research and webinars.

Want access without creating an account?

   

You have 1 free members-only resource remaining this month.

1 free members-only resources remaining

1 free members-only resources remaining

You've reached your limit of free insights

Become a member to access all of Advisory Board's resources, events, and experts

Never miss out on the latest innovative health care content tailored to you.

Benefits include:

Unlimited access to research and resources
Member-only access to events and trainings
Expert-led consultation and facilitation
The latest content delivered to your inbox

You've reached your limit of free insights

Become a member to access all of Advisory Board's resources, events, and experts

Never miss out on the latest innovative health care content tailored to you.

Benefits include:

Unlimited access to research and resources
Member-only access to events and trainings
Expert-led consultation and facilitation
The latest content delivered to your inbox
AB
Thank you! Your updates have been made successfully.
Oh no! There was a problem with your request.
Error in form submission. Please try again.