The first phase of Kaiser Permanente’s rollout of Risant Health has been completed, as the new nonprofit organization has officially closed its blockbuster acquisition of Geisinger Health.
Critics say the model caters to the wealthy while taking primary care physicians out of circulation for everyone else. Not so, respond concierge proponents.
Hospitals short on cash are more likely than their financially flush counterparts to offer patients interest-accruing loans or credit cards to pay for their care.
The past four years have witnessed major advancements in medical science’s drive to unravel the complexities of the human immune system. We have the COVID-19 pandemic to thank for much of the progress.
Medicaid’s $50 billion in improper payments was the highest total for a single program—but it was also the most improved government program, cutting about $30 billion from its 2022 improper payments total.