New York hospital vows to connect patients with primary care in 7 days
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center is guaranteeing patients access to a primary
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Employers’ Dream Of Controlling Health Costs Turns To Workers’ Sleep
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Charlie Blakey had a sense he was sleeping poorly since he often would
Read moreConsumer-centric health plans for small business owners
Health insurers Cigna and Oscar have teamed up to offer health plans for small business owners. Joel Klein, Oscar’s chief
Read moreWalmart expands standalone health center model
(Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart has moved deeper into the primary care market by opening its second freestanding
Read more‘Concierge’ Medicine Gets More Affordable, But Is Still Not Widespread
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin) Some people pay $200 a month on the golf course or a fancy cable TV package, says
Read moreMore Medicare Advantage Plans offering palliative care
A Duke University report indicates a rising number of Medicare Advantage plans (61) are offering home-based palliative care as a
Read moreReduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints
(By Dan Gorenstein and Leslie Walker for Kaiser Health News) Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most
Read moreCare Ecosystem improving the quality of life of Alzheimer’s patients
With the greater awareness in the U.S. and the world about the increasing number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and
Read more3 drug pricing policy experiments to watch in 2020
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Politicians spent the better part of 2019 bickering over the best way to
Read moreAmazon’s PillPack seeking to win over new insurers in 2020
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon is quietly attempting to get more big named insurers to integrate its
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