Designing health benefits as if they were one-size-fits-all is a bit like issuing steel-toed boots to accountants or medical scrubs to long-haul truckers—it sounds equitable until you look at the bill.
This is the final article in a three-part series[1],[2] discussing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA; H.R. 5376)[3] provisions. First, we’ll cover the Medicare...
This is the second[1] in a three-part series discussing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA; H.R. 5376)[2]provisions. Here we’ll look deeper into the changes coming to Medicare...
Although there are many variables influencing healthcare costs, the most important are unit cost and utilization. Unit cost is subject to many constraints in relation to both healthcare and the broader...
It seems natural to assume that the scientific underpinning of medicine implies a formulaic treatment for any given combination of presenting symptoms. However, this assertion ignores the artistic nature of care management...
There appears to be an association between the reopening date for elective dental procedures and the volume of dental patient visits—early-open states had a quicker utilization ramp-up, but states that opened later...
