The fact that nearly 7 in 10 clinicians do not feel valued from the work they provide is nothing short of disturbing, and healthcare systems should work tirelessly to be strong advocates of their own employees.
Walmart will nearly double the number of new doctor-staffed “Walmart Health” centers it operates next year, announcing plans to add 28 new locations in 2024 alone.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, on the traditional territory of the Lakota in South Dakota, is a place where pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is vital. A Boston Children’s Hospital partnership shows promise.
Humana will exit its employer group commercial health insurance business to focus on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and other government-backed business.
A recent paper in the Stanford Technology Law Review examines how compassionate medical release decisions for incarcerated people were guided by a practice that lead to systemic underdiagnosis and under-staging of CKD in Black people.
Over the last two years, the company has expanded across the U.S. — growing from six to 34 states and covering more than 85% of women of reproductive age.
Improving the care pregnant people receive and reducing the cost of childbirth has inspired three entrepreneurs to create a new model of care that also reduces the likelihood of preterm birth and cesarean deliveries.
CVS Health’s plan to buy Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion adds a large network of doctor-staffed clinics primarily used by seniors amid a doctor buyout wave by retailers including Walgreens, Walmart and Amazon.
Cigna reported nearly $1.2 billion in fourth quarter 2022 net income and forecasts the addition of “at least” 1.2 million new medical customers in 2023.