Todd Shryock

Rising shelter and food costs offset drop in gas prices

Reports shows 136 rural hospitals have closed in the last decade

Study shows that patients are also willing to travel some distance to seek out the best price of care

Study shows increases in patient volume and prices after private practices were acquired by private equity firms

Funds likely to be exhausted by the end of the year, meaning commercial payers will take over payment for many patients

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants keep taking on more primary care responsibilities, often without supervision of a doctor

Struggles follow months of improvement

If a patient owes more than $7,500 in medical debt, you probably aren’t going to collect much from them

Cancer took over the top spot from musculoskeletal conditions

Even when eligible for social services, patients rarely recoup the income they have lost due to illness

Screening for depression at the primary care level could dramatically increase the likelihood of treatment for those who are traditionally under-treated

Average cost per employee is estimated at $13,800

MGMA report shows value-based contracts account for $30,922 per provider

Labor troubles and investment losses have created difficult challenges for nonprofit hospitals and health systems

Digitization of health care comes at a cost

Overall numbers may be lower, but the obese, racial/ethnic minorities, and those without health care access have higher numbers of undiagnosed diabetes

Almost a third of spending is on insurance premiums and out-of-pocket payments

Patients are either skipping care completely, cutting costs elsewhere, or borrowing money to pay for health care

Poll shows that minority populations are suffering the most.

Falling energy prices offset modest gains in other categories

Medical Group Management Association wants six months’ notice before additional measures take effect

Security experts have been warning health care companies for years that all the connected medical devices are potential vulnerabilities

CVS plans to rapidly expand into primary care by the end of the year

Health spending up 14.3% between 2016 and 2019

21% think it’s OK to threaten public health officials over business closures

Increase in patient volume and revenue not enough to outweigh the growing cost of care

Attempts to steer more physicians into ACOs are part of the plan

American College of Physicians, AAFP backs Affordable Care Act subsidies, drug price negotiations for Medicare

Most organizations report multiple data breaches

The move was expected as the central bank continues to try to rein in inflation