Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released its April jobs report, citing a seasonally adjusted gain of 263,000 jobs. It marks the 103rd successive month of gains and resulted in…
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Last week, CMS unveiled its new Primary Cares Initiative (PCI) program that aims to enlist participation by a fourth of providers and engage many of the 44 million Medicare beneficiaries…
Private equity investment in U.S. healthcare plays a formidable role today and, in all likelihood, even more tomorrow. In most cases, these investors are successful in exploiting weaknesses and opportunities…
The most recent addition to the lexicon of health services research is ‘social determinants of health’. Arguably, it joins value-based purchasing and evidence-based medicine as the most transformative themes in…
As the week ended, the eyes of the healthcare industry were focused on the fate of the Affordable Care Act. A series of three legal challenges set the stage for…
In healthcare delivery circles, no topic sparks more head scratching and second guessing than health information technology (HIT). Among managers in these settings, opinions range from many who think it…
This Saturday, March 23, marks the 9th anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) by the 111th Congress. Accompanied by the Health Care…
Thus far, there are 12 announced Democratic candidates for the White and rumors of more. At least one GOP candidate, Bill Weld, has thrown his hat into a bid to…
Last week, an important study found that a higher number of primary care physicians (PCPs) in a community is associated with significant gains in life expectancy and improvements in mortality…
Last Wednesday, actuaries at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their annual National Health Expenditure (NHE) projections for the period 2018 to 2027. They forecast average annual growth…
