
Poll shows majority of older adults are against the idea of incorporating life expectancy into screening guidelines
Todd Shryock is managing editor of Medical Economics.

Poll shows majority of older adults are against the idea of incorporating life expectancy into screening guidelines

Republicans are more likely to say they are not getting the vaccine and that it isn’t safe

Warehouse-style retailer is the latest big name to jump into health care

Doctor visits are playing a big role in patient debt

Suit focuses on Cigna’s use of claims automation software

Biden administration announces $600 million in funding for at-home tests that will be mailed to those requesting them

Benchmark range stays in the 5.25% - 5.5% range

Mass General Brigham researchers found that sharing what went right instead of what went wrong can go a long way toward building a better workplace culture

Despite the fact that most would be eligible for Medicare, many lack any coverage at all

Study found AI outperformed doctors in assessing patients and was correct 97% of the time.

Program aims to train doctors to apply artificial intelligence to improve diagnostic and treatment outcomes

Electronics retailer partnering with health system for chronic care management in the home

Specialists followed a similar pattern of lower coding for telehealth visits

Pharmacy chain partnering with Pearl Health to expand value-based care to more primary care physicians

Report shows the importance of ease-of-use for physicians

Residents in these states are facing collections for bad medical debt.

AI test offers quick and remote diagnosis that could ultimately help primary care physicians

Patients in study had 22.4% higher specialist visits than the control group

Attacks are having an effect on care delivery

In some areas of the U.S., 40% of the population has medical debt in collections

At-risk students and diversity both suffer from changing the first part of the exam to pass/fail

Different generations face different problems when it comes to accessing health care.

Growth is still anticipated for many, despite challenges


Decreasing volumes and bad debt take a toll

Costs expected to exceed more than $15,000 per employee

63% of ACOs earned shared savings in the program

Russian-based hacker group responsible for much of the activity

Insurance giant says it will remove prior auths for 25% of medical services

Most patients don’t have a specific ownership preference, but those that do overwhelming prefer independent private practices