Best 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
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Health Care Redesign
Medicaid 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
Read MoreHealthcare as a zero-sum game: 7 key points
(By Scott Becker and Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) This article sets out seven thoughts on healthcare systems. The
Read MoreCBO: Here’s what Medicare, Medicaid cuts would do to the national deficit
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A periodical report from the Congressional Budget Office offering Congress ideas on how to reduce
Read MoreCoordinated care teams can help heal the ailing doctor-patient relationship
(By David Rubin for STAT) My first cousin died suddenly in his home last month. More like a brother to
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