A new RAND Corp. study finds private insurers paid hospitals 247% of what Medicare would have paid for the same services in 2018, up from 230% in 2017 and 224% in 2016.
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News COVID-19 has impacted patients in numerous ways, making it difficult at times to properly diagnose and treat. According to a new analysis in Circulation, one key detail that cardiologists and other clinicians should keep in mind is the consistent damage it does to patients’ blood vessels. Perhaps, the authors argue, […]
Read MoreKIMT News Addicts may not have access to their typical drug dealers, leading them to use new dealers and unfamiliar drugs. More of these drugs are being laced with fentanyl, which can be deadly if used improperly. Dr. Gazelka says this was a rising problem, but now it’s blown up during the pandemic. The opioid […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology Today Annual Meeting Edition NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, said in yesterday’s opening session that he’s got a “smorgasbord of issues” he’s been wanting to discuss with anesthesiologists. A smorgasbord indeed. In what he dubbed a “romp through the NIH,” Dr. Collins walked the audience through NIH biomedical research updates in categories […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) events, including repeat myocardial infarctions, have dropped in the United States, according to a new study published in Circulation. Almost completely across the board, outcomes have improved more for women than for men. The authors explored data from both Medicare and commercial health insurance providers, […]
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