Dive Brief: Humana on Wednesday reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 of $ 16.3 billion, a 15% year over year increase that was above Wall Street expectations, and revenue for the full year rose 14% from nearly $ 57 billion to $ 64.8 billion. The payer touted Medicare Advantage membership reaching nearly 3.6 million… Read More »
Americans are not fans of socialized medicine. Sure, some people want socialized health care payment, including many people who are fans of Medicare for all. But even most Bernie Sanders supporters probably aren’t in favor of socializing the entire U.S. health care system, thereby making hospitals and medical clinics into government property. Americans are proud… Read More »
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avricore Health Inc. (TSXV: AVCR, OTC: AVCRF) (“Avricore Health” or the “Company”) and the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) are pleased to announce the finalized partnership agreement to promote HealthTab™, a point-of-care blood screening tool for pharmacies. This agreement follows the previously announced Memorandum of Understanding signed between… Read More »
Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images In baseball, high-salaried home run sluggers have always gotten the glory. The equivalent in health-care may be high-priced drugs and medical specialties that help save lives in critical cases. But 20 years ago, there was a big shift baseball. Leveraging data analytics, the Oakland A’s found success… Read More »
It’s hard to believe that a product could be designed for babies that could potentially hurt them. But the reality is that unfortunately, the vast majority of baby products on the markets aren’t as ‘baby-friendly’ as they seem. Everything from a baby’s soap, to their food and even their toys, can contain harmful ingredients. There’s… Read More »
Dive Brief: More than half of all commercial plan payments to hospitals in 2017 were earmarked toward some form of value-oriented care or alternative payments intended to reduce waste, according to the latest scorecard from Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) — up from just 10.2% in 2012. However, a large chunk of the value-oriented payment (90%) was… Read More »
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Health care continues to be a top issue for Democratic and Democratic-leaning primary voters, according to recent polls. But the presidential candidates are so busy picking at the details of their opponents’ plans, it’s unclear whether voters are becoming educated or more confused. Meanwhile, President… Read More »