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There’s a niche healthcare field called psychodermatology
My first instinct was to laugh, but I don’t think that’s fair. “If the mind can cause skin issues, can it heal them, too?” | learn more
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Using Covid-19 to renegotiate your antitrust settlement
Sutter Health, a California health system with 43% net profit margins over the past decade and $13 Billion in revenue last year, “was accused of using its market dominance in Northern California to illegally drive up prices.” They had agreed […]
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Walmart opens 2nd health center
If Amazon’s push into healthcare isn’t enough to shake things up, here comes Walmart, “which recently opened its second “Health Center” in Georgia and announced prices for general healthcare services 30% to 50% below what medical providers typically charge.” The […]
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Amazon Care pilot program for Seattle employees
The program features both telehealth and in-home care services that include clinical laboratory testing. It’s for employees only at this point. Remember that Amazon Go’s cashier-free stores began this way too. Relentless.com is coming for healthcare. | learn more
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Tennessee’s secret to plentiful Coronavirus testing
I’m surprised more states aren’t doing this. “Just about anyone who wants a coronavirus test in the state of Tennessee can get one. How? The state got buy-in and lots of participation from private labs by assuring them it will […]
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Direct-to-consumer COVID-19 testing shut down
A handful of direct-to-consumer companies started offering at-home COVID-19 testing. The FDA quickly responded: “No.” | learn more
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Blue Cross parent doesn’t have to report executive compensation
Due to a quirk of corporate structure, the parent company of IL’s Blue Cross (Health Care Service Corp) doesn’t have to disclose exec pay. Do policyholders have a right to know how much of their premium ends up in execs’ […]
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The shockingly recent history of people actually washing hands
“Cadavers, childbirth, and the rise of the Soap Industrial Complex all played a part in getting handwashing to catch on.” | learn more
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AI put to work predicting outcomes after joint surgery
“In a [2019] study, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City show that machine-learning algorithms can predict with reasonable accuracy which patients undergoing total knee or total hip replacement will report a minimally clinically important difference […]
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Senators who led pharma-friendly reform get pharma cash
“Three senators on a revived subcommittee received more than $100,000 each from drugmakers.” | learn more