What does the future hold for telehealth, and what are the driving forces of change?
The answers to the above questions depend on who you ask, the data they are looking at, and the aperture of the lens through which they are looking at the data.
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Medicare Advantage Is A Diamond In The Government Healthcare Rough
The value of Medicare Advantage far outweighs its costs. To make our healthcare system more equitable and affordable, we must bolster the program — not erode it.
Massachusetts Legislation To Curb Use Of Step Therapy – A Health Insurers’ Drug Cost Containment Tool- Fails To Move Forward
This summer, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed legislation aimed at curbing the use of step therapy. Yet the House and Senate couldn’t agree on an item in the bill. Despite failing to go through, patient advocates are still hopeful a bill can g…
Walmart And UnitedHealth Group Launch Medicare Advantage Partnership
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group are partnering to provide healthcare services for Medicare Advantage enrollees across the U.S.
Health Equity Action Must Advance Beyond Buzzwords And Data Collection
The two-year lovefest with health equity is slow to usher in tangible improvements in outcomes, innovation and access for people who need it most.
As Use Of The World’s Most Potent Psychedelic Skyrockets, New Site F.I.V.E. Fills An Education Void
This is your brain educated on drugs.
If Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Ends, Millions Of Americans Could Lose Healthcare Coverage
The Biden Administration may allow the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency to expire October 13th. This portends the loss of healthcare coverage for potentially millions of people.
Digital Medical Companies Funnel Patient Data To Facebook For Advertising
Digital health companies are funneling sensitive data that patients have shared with them to Facebook to help target advertisements, according to a new study.
Monkeypox: Here’s How Colleges Are Preparing For Possible Outbreaks As Students Return
Schools told Forbes they were training staff to recognize and test for monkeypox on campus, developing online resources, emailing students and staff to raise awareness about the disease and promoting safer sex among students.
Monkeypox On Campus: Summer Cases Spotted, Schools Slow To React
This fall, universities will face another potential threat to public health on campus — but now, they can draw on their experience tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.
