In April, San Francisco-based primary care company One Medical revealed an eye-popping compensation package for its chief executive and...
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Healthcare Needs No Stinkin’ Project Management
A Scrum Master and a PMP walk into a bar – they both work in healthcare (rimshot) Six Sigma and Project Management Professional (PMP)...
Doctors Tell How to Make the Most of Your Telehealth Visits
When the pandemic sidelined in-office visits at his practice, Dr. Dael Waxman “wasn’t exactly thrilled with being at home.” But he quickly shifted...
Expanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in federal spending said in one...
Bill of the Month: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
José Mendoza’s snoring was bad — but the silence when he stopped breathing was even worse for his wife, Nancy. The sudden quiet would wake her and...
Pandemic Leads Doctors to Rethink Unnecessary Treatment
Covid-19 is opening the door for researchers to address a problem that has vexed the medical community for decades: the overtreatment and...
As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services
Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the coronavirus...
Covid Testing Has Turned Into a Financial Windfall for Hospitals and Other Providers
Pamela Valfer needed multiple covid tests after repeatedly visiting the hospital last fall to see her mother, who was being treated for cancer....
Jerry Lewis Called & he Wants his Telethon Back
Landing at 5 am on a Red-Eye from Vegas (a 48 hour birthday fun trip for my mom), I headed home and debated, do I want to take a nap or catch up...
He Bought Health Insurance for Emergencies. Then He Fell Into a $33,601 Trap.
by Jenny Deam | This story was originally published by ProPublica In the spring of 2019, Cory Dowd suddenly found himself without health insurance...
Hit by Higher Prices for Gear, Doctors and Dentists Want Insurers to Pay
SACRAMENTO — Treating patients has become more expensive during the pandemic, and doctors and dentists don’t want to be on the hook for all the...
CVS & Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Than Most States Combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted...
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