Investing

What are ‘COVID dollars’ and why are the important for valuation and sale price of a healthcare business?

Stock market turbulence may increase in the coming weeks. Yet investors shouldn’t be looking around for parachutes marked “sell.”

Since 1960, reinvested dividends have accounted for 84% of the total return of the S&P 500

Struggles follow months of improvement

Spike in prices may be coming as food, gas, electricity, labor expenses all rise.

If a patient owes more than $7,500 in medical debt, you probably aren’t going to collect much from them

Even when eligible for social services, patients rarely recoup the income they have lost due to illness

Average cost per employee is estimated at $13,800

Labor troubles and investment losses have created difficult challenges for nonprofit hospitals and health systems

How will new federal law affect lives and wallets of physicians?

Almost a third of spending is on insurance premiums and out-of-pocket payments

Patients are either skipping care completely, cutting costs elsewhere, or borrowing money to pay for health care

Falling energy prices offset modest gains in other categories

CVS plans to rapidly expand into primary care by the end of the year

The sweeping legislation contains tax code reform, health care provisions and climate change action. What does it mean for physicians?

Health spending up 14.3% between 2016 and 2019

Consolidation, “reduced physician competition,” could lead to price increases for patients.

How to earn money ‘while you sleep’.

Increase in patient volume and revenue not enough to outweigh the growing cost of care

The move was expected as the central bank continues to try to rein in inflation

Variances in regional health care spending are not limited to either private or public payers

Move puts Amazon squarely in the primary care space with locations in 16 major metro areas with more on the way

Report shows positive changes, but plenty of room for improvement to reduce the number of denials

Study outlines trends in recruiting incentives, market conditions.

Fewer deals, but big money dominates

No matter what your age or risk tolerance, investing is a lot easier and likely more successful if your perspective is informed by market history.

Consumer Price Index up 9.1% in June

Many investors are chagrined to learn that bonds, once a paragon of stability, are no longer an automatic solution for wealth preservation.

Proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule cuts conversion factor by 4.42%, meaning lower pay for treating Medicare patients