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How Does CDI Impact Health Care Utilization, Costs in Older Patients?

Featuring Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA 

10/23/2023

 

alpesh aminAlpesh Amin, MD, MBA , professor and chair, University of California, discusses the results of a recent study, and explains why better treatments to reduce primary C difficile infection and recurrences in older adults can lower the mortality and economic burden.

Behind the Bill

Behind the Bill
The Medicare Paradox: How Tariffs Could Undermine IRA Drug Pricing Reforms
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Katie Hayes, MJ
The Trump administration's recent announcement of national security investigations into pharmaceutical imports has set up a potential collision course with one of the most significant health care reforms in recent years. While the White...
The Trump administration's recent announcement of national security investigations into pharmaceutical imports has set up a potential collision course with one of the most significant health care reforms in recent years. While the White...
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The Bitter Pill, Now in Motion: Pharma Tariffs Move from Rhetoric to Reality
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Last week, I flagged the growing risk that tariffs could upend affordability in the generics market. This week, the Trump administration made it official: it’s launching national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade...
Last week, I flagged the growing risk that tariffs could upend affordability in the generics market. This week, the Trump administration made it official: it’s launching national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade...
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Behind the Bill
The Bitter Pill: How Tariffs Could Make Generics Less Affordable
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Katie Hayes, MJ
As President Donald Trump’s administration introduces a series of tariffs aimed at rebalancing trade and boosting US manufacturing, one sector in particular is watching closely: pharmaceuticals. While drugs themselves may not be directly...
As President Donald Trump’s administration introduces a series of tariffs aimed at rebalancing trade and boosting US manufacturing, one sector in particular is watching closely: pharmaceuticals. While drugs themselves may not be directly...
As President Donald Trump’s...
04/09/2025
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Behind the Bill
SCOTUS Takes on the Nondelegation Doctrine: Surprising Reactions and What They Mean for Agency Power
04/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Federal Communication Commission (FCC) v Consumers’ Research, a case that I covered in February and one that could dramatically reshape federal agency authority through the nondelegation...
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Federal Communication Commission (FCC) v Consumers’ Research, a case that I covered in February and one that could dramatically reshape federal agency authority through the nondelegation...
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Behind the Bill
Dr Oz’s Prescription for Making Medicaid “Viable at Every Level”
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Katie Hayes, MJ
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Dr Mehmet Oz in his confirmation as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).1 The full Senate vote is expected “soon” (whatever that...
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Dr Mehmet Oz in his confirmation as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).1 The full Senate vote is expected “soon” (whatever that...
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the...
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Behind the Bill
The $880 Billion Question Continues: Dr Oz's Confirmation and the Future of Medicaid
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Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, I explored the $880 billion question facing Congress—whether lawmakers could achieve their budget goals without cutting Medicaid. This week, that question took center stage as Dr Mehmet Oz, President Trump's nominee to lead the...
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Behind the Bill
The $880 Billion Question: Can Congress Cut Spending Without Touching Medicaid?
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Katie Hayes, MJ
I’d like to step away from administrative law for a moment to provide a quick update on Medicaid. With news coming from all sides, what does the future of Medicaid actually look like? The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget...
I’d like to step away from administrative law for a moment to provide a quick update on Medicaid. With news coming from all sides, what does the future of Medicaid actually look like? The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget...
I’d like to step away from...
03/12/2025
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Behind the Bill
RFK Jr’s Public Comment Ban: The Silent Shift in Health Care Rulemaking
03/05/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The erosion of administrative law continues, and with it, the dismantling of decades-long precedent. In June, the Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old doctrine that allowed federal agencies to interpret their own ambiguous statutes. Later...
The erosion of administrative law continues, and with it, the dismantling of decades-long precedent. In June, the Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old doctrine that allowed federal agencies to interpret their own ambiguous statutes. Later...
The erosion of administrative...
03/05/2025
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Behind the Bill
Prevention Over Pills? The First 2 Weeks of Health Care’s New Direction
02/26/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The dust has barely settled from Robert F Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), but the changes are already coming fast and furious—a key theme of the Trump Administration’s actions within the last several...
The dust has barely settled from Robert F Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), but the changes are already coming fast and furious—a key theme of the Trump Administration’s actions within the last several...
The dust has barely settled from...
02/26/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Nondelegation Doctrine: The Next Constitutional Showdown (Part 2)
02/19/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, I explored the potential revival of the nondelegation doctrine through Federal Communication Commission v Consumers’ Research. Today, I want to examine what this could mean for health care regulation by considering the parallels...
Last week, I explored the potential revival of the nondelegation doctrine through Federal Communication Commission v Consumers’ Research. Today, I want to examine what this could mean for health care regulation by considering the parallels...
Last week, I explored the...
02/19/2025
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