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Economics

The Real Reason Insurance Companies Won’t Pay for That Breakthrough Drug

The answer to the question posed in the headline is money. Health insurers don’t want to pay for… Read More

By David Burda March 29, 2023

Economics

Hospitals Posted Record Profit Margins?

To answer the question in the headline, which I haven’t seen anywhere yet, is yes. Yes they did…. Read More

By David Burda March 22, 2023

When Knowing About the Healthcare Revenue Cycle Gets You an Extra Donut

Kids and adults like to complain about classes they had to take in school that, in their opinion,… Read More

By David Burda March 15, 2023

Wary Patients Make Good Healthcare Consumers

Why stop now? I’ve written about healthcare consumerism in the previous two blogs posts. Let’s make it three… Read More

By David Burda March 1, 2023

What Are Patients Searching for on Your Hospital Website?

My ongoing search for signs of healthcare consumerism continued this past week with a read of NRC Health’s… Read More

By David Burda February 22, 2023

Are Healthcare Consumers Starting to Feel Their Oats?

I played a lot of baseball when I was younger, and I helped coach my sons’ baseball teams… Read More

By David Burda February 15, 2023

Economics

Five More Things I Didn’t Know About Drugs and Drug Prices

Anytime I write about drug costs or the pharmaceutical industry, I get a handful of emails telling me… Read More

By David Burda February 8, 2023

Don’t Drink ONC’s Glass-Half-Full Hospital Interoperability Report

Yes, my journalistic skepticism borders on cynicism. But come on already! Nearly 40 percent of hospitals in the… Read More

By David Burda February 1, 2023

Walking Healthcare’s Green Mile

I almost died two weeks ago. Of laughter. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I had… Read More

By David Burda January 25, 2023

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