UnitedHealthcare drops remote monitoring coverage
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
UnitedHealth pays Optum physicians 17% more than outside providers
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. UnitedHealth Group pays…
UnitedHealth shifts strategy with its massive physician network
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. After assembling the…
Mass General Brigham turning to AI to ease primary care doctor shortage
Mass General Brigham has turned to artificial intelligence to address a critical shortage of primary care doctors, launching an…
Newsom Tightens Rules on Private Equity Deals in Health Care
Private equity firms and hedge funds will face tighter rules when investing in California health-care businesses under legislation…
H-1B visa changes will hurt doctor workforce and limit innovation
Last Friday, President Trump announced that every new H-1B visa application will carry a $100,000 fee. In practice,…
AI must change the very architecture of medicine
“My watch saved my life.” Liam — not his real name — is a 75-year-old retired teacher in…
The bureaucratic barriers to launching a primary care practice
For years, as insurance premiums climbed and Americans worried about medical expenses, economists have pointed to industry concentration…
Statement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes
The statement below is issued by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American…
Hidden benefit in Kennedy push for med school nutrition training
Everyone agrees that diet is important to good health. And yet fewer than a third of medical students…