The past months have laid bare the inextricable connection between two pandemics in the United States: COVID-19, which is disproportionately affecting Black Americans, and systemic racism, which has set the foundation for the stark health disparities we see today. More
Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic in early March 2020, there has been a deluge of articles describing its horrible effects on hospital finances. More
Faced with skyrocketing health insurance premiums, Texans are turning to a growing niche of primary care to cover their medical needs during the pandemic. More
Like other businesses around the country, many doctors were forced to close their offices — or at least see only emergency cases — when the pandemic struck. That led to sharp revenue losses, layoffs and pay cuts. More
The American Academy of Family Physicians and National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions look to scale a care model that aims to shift away from fee-for-service reimbursement. More
They can provide a steady income even in 'down' times More
Mayo, in partnership with Medically Home, aims to deliver more affordable and efficient high-acuity care to patients typically bound to the hospital. More
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the inherent flaws in fee-for-service medicine. Congress should use healthcare’s current financial crisis to institute far-reaching changes in the reimbursement system. More
With stay-at-home orders in place, hospitals experimented with delivering many treatments to patients where they lived. They were a success. More
Paying for health care with a fee-for-service model incentivizes billable treatments over healthy and efficient outcomes. More