Here’s a doozy: “But a physician utilizing diet alone to achieve remission in a patient with type 2 diabetes is penalized financially because, when the risk is adjusted, diabetes is no longer listed among the patient’s conditions. So, Medicare pays […]
A deep dive into the recently announced acquisition of “the O.G. tech enabled primary care platform.” One tidbit I was missing is that half of One Medical’s revenue in Q1 2022 came from Medicare. | learn more
“A couple of years ago, Joseph Shrager, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford School of Medicine, noticed a statistical anomaly in his practice. It seemed that patients were diagnosed with lung cancer at a surprisingly higher rate at 65 […]
“Fund the HSA deductible, as Indiana and Whole Foods do, and put real prices on everything.” | learn more
“Scammers bent on defrauding Medicare are embracing the new technologies of remote diagnosis. Federal law enforcement is cracking down.” | learn more
The crux of this is something I’ve been talking about for a while: why in the world is your employer involved in your healthcare? “While national business groups fight the single-payer concept, the founder and CEO of a large Pennsylvania […]
In the 90s there was near parity. Now, some states (looking at you, Indiana) average 3x the spend for the same services. That is passed down to employees via premiums, deductibles and coinsurance. Enjoy! “Findings released Thursday by the Rand […]