Practicing medicine is generally seen as a well-paying field, but some positions pay better than others. Physicians and surgeons make higher wages than both the general population and other healthcare providers, and of all specialties, cardiologists top the list. According to nonprofit data analysis firm USA Facts, cardiologists have the highest average annual wage of […]
Having individuals connected by one identifier is good for information sharing and for attracting the private-public partnerships that are essential to moving forward, says Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.
Family premiums for employer plans will likely rise an average of about 7% this year, with a new KFF analysis predicting the premiums will average $23,968, with employees contributing $6.575 toward that premium on average – a $500 increase year-over-year. On average, covered workers contributed 17% of the cost of single coverage and 29% of […]
Susan Dentzer, president and chief executive officer of America’s Physician Groups, keeps pushing the needle on value-based care.
High efficacy, less time, higher cost-savings and better care outcomes for patients when using XR training were the results of a recent report, according to Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE.
Ten health systems, including Banner Health, Memorial Herman and Ochsner Health, with digital health equity company Transformation Capital, have invested over $50 million in Capital Rx, a full-service pharmacy benefit manager and pharmacy benefit administrator.
Walgreens and Alignment Healthcare have signed an agreement to offer new $0-premium co-branded Medicare Advantage plans in select markets throughout Arizona, California, Florida and Texas starting January 1, 2024. This will reach about 1.6 million Medicare-eligible adults, pending regulatory approvals, the companies said.
Elevance Health raked in $1.3 billion in profit during the third quarter, and while this was a decrease from the $1.6 billion posted in Q3 2022, overall revenue climbed year over year, hitting $42.5 billion compared to $39.9 billion last year.
Quy Vo-Reinhard, dHealth Foundation director and cofounder, said a focus on education is critical to address key challenges such as interoperability, secure health records and blockchain-enabled EHRs.
Fewer Medicare Advantage plans made the 5-star rating for 2024, and there were surprises among those that were on, and off, the MA and Part D list this year. Gone from this year’s 5-star list were Kaiser Permanente’s Kaiser Foundation Health Plans. The large California-based health system is frequently held as a model for how […]