Jeff Lagasse
Most insurers do not yet have a specific estimate of how much premiums might change due to COVID-19.
An ongoing legal battle has made the price transparency final rule contentious, but its implementation may be inevitable.
When the perceived ability is the same, patients viewed chatbots more positively than human agents.
People find multiple aspects of the healthcare system difficult to navigate, which suggests providers and plans should streamline.
Neither safety net nor non-safety net hospitals showed improvements in the four infections analyzed, including after VBC was implemented.
Most patients have had positive experiences with video conferencing, and many said responses were quicker and more personalized.
From consolidation to divestiture of assets, standalone hospitals will need a strategic plan to emerge from the pandemic intact.
Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans are the groups most consistently misclassified, the data shows.
Healthcare and social assistance has so far received $67.4 billion of the $521 billion distributed by the program.
Expansion has played an important role in preventative services beyond cancer - particularly relevant given the COVID-19 pandemic.