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Primary-care doctor shortage puts New Jersey residents at risk, report warns

Retail giant eliminates positions in both its Pharmacy and One Medical business units

Report reveals improvements in operational and financial metrics, raising optimism for the health care sector.

Investors looking for stocks poised to perform well in 2024 might want to consider industrials — companies that make stuff that manufacturers use to make stuff ultimately purchased by commercial and retail customers.

In recent years, negative returns from Chinese markets have turned off many professional investors. Yet, believing in global diversification, legions of individual investors owning international funds have substantial exposure to Chinese stocks.

AI could improve the necessary system of checks and balances between the provider and payer of health care whenever disagreements around the medical necessity of coverage arise.

What will the 2024 financial year hold for investors? Here are some predictions.

Warns of “access issues” if lawmakers fail to act

Financial distress a key driver of deals

The gap between high and low performers remains substantial

Expenses have outpaced revenue by almost 3:1

66% of health care leaders surveyed said they plan to leave their current positions

ACO group says the bill would help lower Medicare costs and improve quality

Costs for shelter and medical care rose but were offset by falling energy prices

Outpatient revenue sees double-digit growth

Dimitri Eliopoulos to Assume Role of CEO, RMB Co-Founder Dick Burridge to Become Executive Chairman of Combined Firm.

New alliance covers almost 60 major employers in the United States

Medical care and commodities both showed modest increases in October.

Online retailer takes its next step into health care by integrating One Medical's primary care offerings into Prime membership

Hospitals are focusing on the wrong metrics and failing to understand consumers as a result

Conversion factor of $32.7442 set for 2024, decreasing reimbursement despite record inflation

Survey finds that billing and payment are factors when it comes to choosing and building trust with a provider

The most expensive conditions are treated more cost effectively by physician-owned hospitals

Workforce shortages and increasing expenses hurt financial performance