Short-term fixes underscore the need for long-term Medicare reform
What specialty providers and seniors need is a sustainable solution to preserve the federal health insurance program and properly reimburse providers.
How Covid created a pathway to permanently transform healthcare
In the U.S., where now at least 70% of adults have been vaccinated against the virus, Covid-19 is putting the pathway to true healthcare reform in sight. The needed reform has to be built with three elements in mind.
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Why Workflow Chaos Is Undermining Care – and What Providers Can Do About It.
Healthcare is drowning in chaos—from scattered data to burnout-inducing tasks. Discover how smarter workflows and real-time insights can rescue care teams and transform patient outcomes.
Biden’s grand plan: ‘Blue Sky’ research to solve the biggest health problems
Biden has proposed a $9 billion increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), of which $6.5 billion will be earmarked for a new funding institute to be called ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Health).
Conservative perspectives on advancing the health insurance agenda in the Biden era
Becoming mired in discussions about public versus private options is not the best avenue, Instead, we can work to make Covid-related state executive orders permanent.
4 vital health issues — not tied to Covid — that Congress addressed in massive spending bill
While the $900 billion that lawmakers included for urgent pandemic relief got most of the attention, some even bigger changes for health care were buried in the other parts of that huge legislative package.
Can we warp-speed antibiotic development?
Advocates, industry leaders and legislators have come to a consensus about the scope and urgency of the crisis related to inadequate development of antibiotics. They are calling for legislative fixes to protect public health.
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The Top 5 Home Care Franchise Opportunities in the U.S.
The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
MedCity Pivot Podcast: A conversation with Mark Bertolini about healthcare policy, Covid-19 and 5G in healthcare
Expanding Medicaid and then adjusting Medicare coverage based on financial and income status would be one way to improve healthcare policy and make sure that more Americans have healthcare when they need it.
Doctors falsely argue plans to remedy surprise medical bills will ‘shred’ the safety net
The surprise medical bill legislation is an effort to help consumers who generally mistakenly thought they were getting health services covered by their insurers but instead find themselves dealing with an out-of-network provider.