Kaiser workers plan Monday strike, raise alarm about mental healthcare

August 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] More than 2,000 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente sites in Northern California plan to begin an open-ended strike Monday over staffing levels and patient access. The psychologists, therapists,

Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

August 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The bill would raise around $740 billion in revenue over the decade, over a third from government savings from lower drug prices. More would flow from higher taxes on

Physician assistant role sees record growth

August 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Top practice areas for physician assistants include surgical subspecialties, family medicine and emergency medicine. Typically, physician assistants can provide 70% to 80% of the services ordinarily offered by physicians,

Inflation Reduction Act contains important cost-saving changes for many patients

August 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The giant healthcare, climate, and tax bill expected to pass the House on Friday and be sent to the president for his signature won’t be as sweeping as the

AMA initiative to increase HIV, STI screenings

August 11, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] A select group of community health centers will follow best practices and quality-improvement strategies outlined by the American Medical Association as part of a nationwide effort to boost the

GoHealth insurance marketplace lays off hundreds

August 10, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Health insurance brokerage GoHealth has laid off 20% of its workforce, the company notified employees in a public letter Tuesday. Approximately 800 agents and support workers lost their jobs,

Are health care prices falling? – Healthcare Economist

August 9, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] It seems like everything just gets more and more expensive. But are prices for medical care declining? Cutler et al. (1998) found in seminal paper “Are medical prices declining?

HCA, J&J strike wide-ranging partnership

August 9, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] HCA Healthcare has entered into a wide-ranging collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, the for-profit hospital chain announced Tuesday. The for-profit health system and the drug, medical device and consumer

Clover Health names Andrew Toy next CEO

August 8, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Clover Health CEO Vivek Garipalli will step down and be succeeded by Andrew Toy at the start of next year, the company announced Monday. Toy, who is currently president

Senate approves big Biden deal; House to vote next

August 7, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party