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GoFundMe Misery: Unaffordable Healthcare is Unavailable Healthcare

I spent some time this week scrolling through medical campaigns on the GoFundMe website. These campaigns seek funding… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 15, 2020

Outcomes

The Impact and Cost of Gun Violence: A Plan To Help

Sadly, gun violence continues to plague America. The statistics are brutal—nearly 40,000 people die from gunshots, in addition… Read More

By Allen Weiss October 8, 2020

COVID-19

America’s Frayed Safety Net Undermines Improved Primary Care

Key Takeaways Many high-cost Medicare and Medicaid patients suffer from multiple chronic conditions that have been poorly treated… Read More

By Alina Bonn October 7, 2020

What’s the Story on COVID and the Tenure of Hospital CEOs?

The only reason I’m writing this blog post is so I can refer to it and link to… Read More

By David Burda October 5, 2020

Economics

Healthcare’s House Flippers – Burda on Healthcare

If you come over, there’s a decent chance that HGTV will be on. The home-improvement channel is our… Read More

By David Burda October 1, 2020

Policy

The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 2): The Policy Response

Editor’s Note: This is our second article on the Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America. The first article,… Read More

By David Morlock, Bart Plank and David W. Johnson September 29, 2020

Outcomes

The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (2-Part Series)

This series examines how market forces are consolidating, rationalizing and redistributing acute care assets within the broader industry… Read More

By David W. Johnson September 29, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Fans Flames of Consumerism in Patients

I watched an interview online yesterday with the director of emergency services at a health system in North… Read More

By David Burda September 29, 2020

Avoid Becoming an IT Dinosaur

Please welcome Ed Marx as 4sight Health’s newest guest columnist. Ed is among the nation’s most respected health… Read More

By Edward W. Marx September 24, 2020

Commentaries