by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Providers
A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that physicians’ emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores declined from 2020 to 2021. Approximately 63 percent of physicians experienced at least one manifestation of burnout in 2021 – over a 60 percent...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortions nationally after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill would retain state laws that are more restrictive while replacing laws in states that protect abortion. The legislation includes exceptions for incest,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
New U.S. Census Bureau data show that the number of Americans without health insurance fell by a million people in 2021. Just over 8 percent (27.2 million) of Americans lacked health insurance at some point last year, compared to 8.8 percent (28.3 million) in 2020....
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Payers
A study based on data from nearly 2.5 million Humana members suggests that low-value care is less common in Medicare Advantage (MA) than traditional Medicare. According to the study, MA enrollees received 9.2 percent fewer low-value care services – defined as tests,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Payers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a study indicating that the No Surprises Act could lead to 3.5 million more emergency department visits annually. The study’s authors conducted a state-level analysis comparing emergency department visits...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Providers
University of Chicago Medicine (UChicago Medicine) and AdventHealth announced they signed a definitive agreement to enter into an affiliation. Under the agreement, UChicago Medicine will acquire a controlling interest in AdventHealth’s Great Lakes Region,...
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