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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 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 March 22, 2023
Consumerism
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 March 15, 2023
Consumerism
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 March 1, 2023
Consumerism
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 February 22, 2023
Consumerism
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 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 February 8, 2023
Consumerism
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 February 1, 2023
Consumerism
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 January 25, 2023
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