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Whole Foods CEO and founder John Mackey serves up a more conscious business model
ORLANDO – The secret to living a healthier life is farily simple: eat more fruits and vegetables and less of what you shouldn’t eat, according to Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey, who spoke as the Executive Summit opening keynote at HIMSS22 in O…
CMS is giving 1,000 new physician residency slots over 10 years to address labor shortage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is distributing 1,000 new medical residency slots in hospitals serving rural and underserved communities.
Health officials urge passage of Build Back Better to combat overdose epidemic
Biden Administration health officials today marked the milestone of 100,000 lives lost to the overdose epidemic between April 2020 and April of this year, by stressing the importance of Congress passing the Build Back Better Act, which includes $11 bil…
House approves infrastructure bill with vote on larger Build Back Better Act slated for later this month
The House late Friday passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, leaving a vote on President Biden’s larger social and climate package until centrists in the Democratic party get estimates on its full cost.
Medicare beneficiaries are more concerned about doctor networks than paying premiums
Medicare beneficiaries would like to see the government move to lower the cost of prescription drugs through negotiation with pharmaceutical companies, as well as get expanded coverage for include dental, vision and hearing benefits.
ACA coverage growing less affordable for middle class families and near elderly
Study warns that without the expanded tax credits, families could face the entire cost of premiums.
Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid means addressing the affordability crisis
Medicare and Medicaid populations must not be ignored in health modernization efforts, said panelists during the HLTH conference in Boston.
On October 19, the panel took up the challenge of finding new ways to lower costs and improve outcomes for patie…
CARES Act funds disproportionately favored well-funded hospitals
There is wide variation in the funding distributed to hospitals through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to an analysis of 952 hospital-level entities published in JAMA Health Forum. Research was conducted by Ra…
Moving past inertia to allow innovation to increase the value of employer-sponsored care
Employer-sponsored healthcare spending is at an all-time high, begging the question: Does all this money equal high-quality, high-value care?
AdventHealth, Ascension are unwinding Chicago-based joint venture Amita Healthcare
AdventHealth and Ascension have announced a joint decision to unwind their six-year old Amita Health partnership serving the Chicago area.
Following the transition, AdventHealth and Ascension will operate their individual hospitals and related healthca…
