In healthcare, the event potentially most consequential to consumers for at least the next 3 years happened last week—the Senate confirmation of Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission. The…
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Politico broke its story at 8:32 pm last Monday: “Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows.” Reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward’s article spread like wildfire…
Since March 2020, America’s focus has been on the pandemic. Most think the worst is past while fear of a new Omicron variant wave lingers. Since January 2022, the U.S….
In its most recent survey for the Physicians Advocacy Institute, Avalere found: · Physician employment by hospitals, health systems or corporate entities increased from 62.2% in January 2019 to 73.9…
Last week, the Lown Institute issued its latest report card on not-for-profit hospitals finding most undeserving of their tax breaks. In its analysis of 2019 tax filings by 1800 hospitals…
Inflation hit a 40-year high of 7.9% in the first quarter of 2022. Driven by higher gas and food prices, the average household’s expenses have increased $433/month this year and…
Last Monday, Medicare Trustees released the 56th edition of their National Health Expenditures (NHE) Forecast for 2021-2030 which is widely used by policymakers and operators to gauge what’s ahead for…
Amidst media attention to Russia’s month-long invasion of the Ukraine, the emergence of the new BA-2 Omicron variant and inflation which has sent consumer sentiment to an 11-year low, attention…
Self-care is the bridge to healthcare value, but crossing it will be challenging for the U.S. health industry. It’s key to reducing the progression of chronic conditions, avoiding unnecessary hospitalization,…
Throughout the pandemic, U.S. drug manufacturers have taken center stage in combatting the pandemic at home. The industry has received accolades for its response to Operation Warp Speed claiming 279,000…
