Category: Economics

4sight Friday 9/20/24

4sight Friday | Wanted: Healthcare Leaders to Help Maternal Health | Diagnostic Errors, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and You |… Read More

By David Burda September 20, 2024

It’s Not Me, It’s You

The collars of healthcare trade association executives must be getting a little tight right now as costs continue… Read More

By David Burda September 18, 2024

Policy

Podcast: Can Technology Head Off the Projected Healthcare Workforce Shortage? 9/12/24

That’s what we talked about on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast based on two… Read More

By David Burda September 12, 2024

Economics

Taking the Medical Debt Foot Off the Throats of Consumers

Any story about medical debt is inherently negative. I get it, and I love it. As a journalist,… Read More

By David Burda September 11, 2024

Economics

Cain Brothers: Health Systems, Private Equity, and the Government: It’s Complicated

Sometimes a title says it all. The highly respected Kaiser Health News (KHN) launched an investigative series in… Read More

By Wyatt Ritchie and David W. Johnson September 10, 2024

Policy

Value-Based Care Needs Only Five Quality Measures

I was the editor of a healthcare business magazine for 11 years. I was in charge of hiring… Read More

By David Burda August 28, 2024

Economics

Podcast: Will Medicare’s Negotiated Prices for 10 Prescription Drugs Go Down Easy? 8/22/24

We looked back at our predictions of what would happen after Medicare haggled with drug makers over the… Read More

By David Burda August 22, 2024

Tell Me Again Why We’re Doing Prior Authorization?

Somehow, I end up writing a lot about prior authorization (PA). I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because… Read More

By David Burda August 21, 2024

Economics

Podcast: What Leading Causes of Death Say About the Healthcare System 8/15/24

We looked at two new reports on the leading causes of death in the U.S. and worldwide to… Read More

By David Burda August 15, 2024

Economics