Why is your hospital MRI $3,000 when I can get it across the street for $399?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are pretty amazing. In about 30 to 60 minutes, that unexplained pain or…
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Michigan Medicine reach tentative contract agreement
After months of tense negotiations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has reached a new long-term contract with…
Area hospitals paid more than $100M in affiliation agreements last year | Local
Dr. Raj Mitra, dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and chief academic officer at Premier Health, talks…
Female doctors quit medicine at higher rates than men. Why?
But the problems for female doctors aren’t confined to a few fields. A recent paper published in The…
Healthcare Costs Are Rising Fast—and Workers Are Paying More
People are spending more money on weight-loss drugs, rising the average healthcare costs.Credit: Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty…
Shelton clinic billed Medicaid for 4K fake visits worth $660K: Police
Top, from left, David Waltzer, 62, of East Haven and Eid J. Atallah, 61, of Middlebury; and bottom,…
Swoop Acquires Nimble, Adding Prescription Fulfillment and Pharmacy Connectivity to Portfolio
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Swoop, a leader in AI-driven, data-powered, and privacy-compliant healthcare engagement, today announced the acquisition of Nimble,…
UCSF doctor has bold plan for universal primary care in California
Dr. Kevin Grumbach, a family physician and professor of family community medicine at UCSF, outlines in a new…
epocrates and DeepIntent Announce First-to-Market Partnership for Programmatic Access Across Point-of-Care Advertising
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–epocrates, a leading digital platform for clinicians, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with DeepIntent, the leading healthcare…
Take charge of your skin health: How TRICARE supports skin cancer screening and treatment > TRICARE Newsroom > TRICARE News
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As summer approaches and outdoor activities increase, it’s essential to protect your skin…
Ebola outbreak poses massive challenges, warns nurse
The Ebola outbreak is posing massive challenges for medical aid organisations, a senior humanitarian official has said. Kate…
What is Measure ER? Why some say Los Angeles County sales tax increase is crucial after health cuts
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — With just one week until the June 2 primary election, in addition to important…