Editors’ Top Five Week of March 26, 2018

What Happens When an Algorithm Cuts Your Health Care
A computer program in Arkansas cut care to Medicaid recipients. (Colin Lecher/The Verge)

Stabilization Out, ACA Oversight In: A Look at Congress’ Spending Omnibus
Of the $88 billion HHS appropriation announced Wednesday night, not a penny is going toward Obamacare. Instead, Congress is slapping oversight requirements on HHS regarding its administration of the health exchanges. (Susannah Luthi/Modern Healthcare)

The Financial and Personal Toll of Family Caregiving
For the Northwestern Mutual C.A.R.E. Study (Costs, Accountabilities, Realities, Expectations), Northwestern Mutual and Harris Poll surveyed 1,004 adults and came up with some startling figures about how family caregiving is taking a toll. (Richard Eisenburg/Forbes)

Leading AIDS Researcher Selected as CDC Director
Dr. Robert Ray Redfield Jr., who rose to prominence in the 1980s as a top researcher into the emerging AIDS epidemic, has been named to the post by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. (Mike Stobbe/Associated Press)

The Future of Home Health Care Will Rely on Integrated Service Models
The challenge of home health care lies in marrying the fragmented connected health/device ecosystem with patient/customer support. (Nick Ismail/Information Age)