UnitedHealthcare Group’s earnings report shows that the company earned $17.3 billion in total profit for calendar year 2021 and increase of roughly $2 billion, up from $15.4 billion in 2020....Read More »
A study published by Health Affairs found that Black patients were 2.54 times more likely to have negative descriptors in the EHR notes compared to white patients. The study sampled history and physical...Read More »
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted unanimously in a public meeting on January 13-14 to recommend the current Medicare physician fee schedule remain the same for 2023. The decision was met with backlash from the...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted an audit of Healthfirst Health Plan, Inc., focused on seven groups of high-risk diagnosis codes to determine whether the organization complied with federal...Read More »
A recent analysis by Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found that hospital-set prices for COVID-19 tests ranged greatly from as low at $20 to as high as $ 1,419. While the...Read More »
Offering integrative oncology services such as nutrition counseling and patient support groups benefits many breast cancer patients, a recent ...Read More »
