A new report conducted by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics has suggested that overpayments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans could exceed $75 billion this year, ...Read More »
The “Saving Limbs, Saving Lives” (SL2) project, recently announced by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), aims to reduce the number of leg amputations in the United States through providing access to a number of digital health tools....Read More »
From 2012 to 2019, the mean operating profits for nonprofit hospitals grew from $43 million to 58.9 million, according to a new study published by Health Affairs. During this time, the mean cash reserve...Read More »
In 2019 and 2020, Medicare overpaid $22.5 million for physician services while beneficiaries were hospital inpatients or at skilled nursing facilities, an Officer of Inspector General (OIG) audit found. This was calculated by...Read More »
A new study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that ketamine may be a clinically viable option for patients with severe depression, Medscape...Read More »
For yet another month, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports the healthcare sector as a top sector experiencing monthly job growth, with 52,000 jobs added in May. This number fits well with the job growth reported every month prior so far in 2023, bringing the average...Read More »
From 2017 to 2021, the top 5% of doctors who conducted atherectomies (about 90 physicians) accounted for more than a third of all procedures and government payments, according to a ...Read More »
