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Posted inCost of Care
A Clearer Image of the Impact of Hospitals Buying Physician Practices
Ishani Ganguli on two new studies that use the number of imaging tests doctors order to understand the impact of hospitals buying physician practices.
Posted inWorkforce
Calling the Shots: Should Employers Mandate COVID Vaccines?
We dig into the research to help employers weigh the pros and cons of requiring their employees to get vaccinated.
Posted inInsurance
Biden’s $400 Billion Bet on Caring for Older and Disabled Americans at Home
President Biden wants to make a huge investment in an often neglected part of the health care system.
Posted inHealth Technology
How Tech Can Shrink Racial Disparities in Medicine
Kosali Simon on research showing how digital tools shrunk the number of unnecessary amputations among Black diabetics.
Posted inWorkforce
One Community Health Center’s COVID Recovery
One year ago, a community health center told us how COVID had wreaked havoc on their budget, staff and patients. How are they doing now?
Posted inPublic Health
Death, Disease and Denial: Combating COVID in the ER
What one doctor has learned after a year of fighting the virus.
Posted inPublic Health
We Need You
Why are so many nursing home workers hesitant to get vaccinated, and what can be done to turn those numbers around?
Posted inHealth Law
Surprise! SCOTUS Bucks ERISA
A surprise Supreme Court decision pushes back on ERISA, a federal law that has stifled states’ attempts to regulate health care for decades.
Posted inWorkforce
The Perils of Self-Reported COVID Screenings
Andrew Goodman-Bacon examines research on the effectiveness of self-reported workplace COVID screenings.