Investor-owned hospitals play a major role in U.S. healthcare. Per the American Hospital Association, of 5141 U.S. community hospitals, 1233 (24%) are now owned by an investor-owned hospital operator—up from…
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Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act for the third time leaving in place the broad provisions of the law enacted by Congress in 2010. The…
Last week, the Association of American Medical Colleges released its 6th annual forecast of physician supply and demand. The report concludes that the U.S. could face a shortage of 37,800…
Pre-pandemic, polls showed healthcare costs were a major concern to U.S. consumers. Post-pandemic, indications are it will re-surface as the industry’s biggest challenge, particularly affordability. But this time, consumers are…
Friday, the Biden administration issued its $6 trillion FY 2022 budget promising to “reinvest in education, research, public health, and other foundations of our country’s strength.” It incorporates the administration’s…
