Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2019
Our drug policy often prioritises eliminating rare disease. One researcher asks: Is that the right goal?
26 November 2019 - Dr. Peter Bach wants to turn the entire philosophical underpinnings of America’s health care system upside down.
In a new argument — first laid out in a zippy 10-minute speech at last week’s STAT Summit in Cambridge, Mass. — Bach suggests the incentives created by policy makers to improve public health aren’t actually the best ideas for achieving that overarching goal.
