Hospital-owned drug company attracts 12 more health systems
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twelve additional health systems have joined Civica Rx, a nonprofit company formed by hospitals to
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Health Care Redesign
Medicaid ‘Buy-In’ Could Be a New Health Care Option for the Uninsured
(By Michael Ollove for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Even as calls for “Medicare for All” grow
Read MoreHow Helping Patients Get Good Care At Home Helps Rural Hospitals Survive
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, for Kaiser Health News) Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients
Read MoreBest Buy has quietly grown a home healthcare business: 4 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Best Buy acquired mobile device and emergency call service GreatCall for $800 million
Read MoreMedicaid Plans Cover Doctors’ Visits, Hospital Care — And Now Your GED
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped
Read MoreGoogle is quietly infiltrating medicine — but what rules will it play by?
(By Michael L. Millenson for STAT) With nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online for health-related information, it’s no wonder
Read MorePatients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps
(By Mark Zdechlik for NPR) Tammy Fox wanted to help, after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose
Read More3 state legislative battles to watch in 2019
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Drug pricing is on the agenda here in 2019. But with Republicans controlling
Read MoreShort-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Sure, they’re less expensive for consumers, but short-term health policies have another side:
Read MoreWalgreens partners with Verily to cut healthcare costs
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens and Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences unit, will team up to improve health outcomes and
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