Medicare Advantage is better about coaxing seniors to get preventive healthcare while traditional Medicare lands its beneficiaries in higher quality hospitals, an analysis of more than 60 studies shows.
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When Medical Error Becomes Personal, Activism Becomes Painful
Though I’d never myself experienced a medical error, I became an activist. Recently, however, a relative was a victim, and the frustrating persistence of error became personally painful. [So I examined] more closely what the profession euphemistically …
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 Kills 14 Animals In Connecticut
The RHDV2 has also hit three domestic rabbits in La Crosse County.
Have The New Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters Been Tested On Humans?
Here’s what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said about the data that led to the emergency use authorizations (EUA’s) for the new Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna bivalent BA.4/BA.5 boosters.
Doctor Wait Times Average Almost Four Weeks In Big Cities
Patients are waiting an average of 26 days to schedule an appointment with a doctor, according to a study of commonly used specialty physicians in 15 major U.S. cities.
Saving US Healthcare From A Disaster Worse Than Covid-19
American healthcare is standing in the path of the perfect storm, which Dr. Robert Pearl estimates will arrive in less than two years. He offers three immediate fixes to slow the damage and buy our nation time for bigger solutions.
Will New NYC Transit Face Mask Graphic Send Wrong Covid-19 Messages?
The graphic emerged this past Wednesday when Governor Kathy Hochul lifted New York state’s face mask requirements for public transit.
Urologist Tweets About Rivian Electric Truck-Powered Vasectomy, Here’s The Reaction
After a blackout left a clinic in Austin, Texas, without electric power, Christopher Yang, MD, made sure that this vasectomy went EV as 1,2,3.
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.
Luxury Boxes And Public Dollars: Why Healthcare Executives Need To Up Our Ethics Game
The Super Bowl was a popular destination for healthcare executives on their company’s dime last February. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been.
