The Health Care Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Well, as usual, there’s a lot going on in healthcare. There’s the ( potential ) Amazon – One Medical acquisition, the CVS – Signify Health deal , and the Walmart – United Healthcare Medicare Advantage collaboration. Digital health funding may be in somewhat of a slump , but that’s only compared to 2021’s crazy numbers.

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 19, 2022

I read the Stat News investigative piece “ Health care’s high rollers ,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. I mean, is anyone surprised anymore that healthcare CEOs often make a lot of money, and didn’t let a crisis like the pandemic dampen that? I think I know how to fix healthcare.

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NC Health News

APRIL 4, 2025

He was diagnosed with severe Crohns disease Isaacs immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy. Franklins insurance company required prior approval before covering the medications Isaac needed a process that took months, Franklin said. Time was not on our side, said Franklin, whos from Wake County.

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HEALTHBEAT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On the ground, health care experts and homeless service providers say the law enforcement crackdown is undercutting taxpayer investments in evidence-based treatment and housing services that are being deployed by cities and states around the nation as politicians look to the health care system to aggressively move people off the streets.

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