August 29th 2025
Health insurance companies pledge prior authorization reform, yet providers face ongoing delays and distrust, highlighting the gap between promises and reality.
Cultural Competency: Same doctors, different outcomes
July 4th 2008The disparity in medical outcomes between black and white patients is largely because minorities have poorer access to high-quality care, according to conventional wisdom. How, then, to explain a new study that found such disparities between white and minority patients who went to the same physicians?
When a stock price jump is a sign to sell
June 20th 2008My shares in a technology stock have hovered near $7 per share for two years, but last week the price shot up to $12. I can't find any significant news to explain the jump, only some online chatter that one of the company's products could be marketed as an iPhone accessory. Should I sell my shares or wait to see whether this price rise is finally the start of a growth spurt?