Healthcare in a Minute

By George W. Chapman Two Republican presidential candidates — so far Trump and DeSantis — are, for some inexplicable reason, pledging to get rid

By George W. Chapman Medicare is proposing to reduce physician payments in 2024 by 3.36%. That comes on the heels of a 2% reduction

by George W. Chapman As of this writing in mid-October, more than 70,000 Kaiser Permanente are on strike. This past summer, RUNAP, the Rochester

Medicare is finally flexing its purchasing power by negotiating the prices it pays for 10 drugs that treat cancer, arthritis, diabetes and heart disease.

By George W. Chapman It should come as no surprise that OB-GYNs in states with restrictive or confusing abortion laws are considering moving to

19 hospitals closed last year due to bankruptcy. Another 630 are on the brink of financial disaster this year. Meanwhile, insurers post strong profits

Artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), is being met by providers with the same guarded optimism and trepidation as the now firmly entrenched

Medical debt has become the No. 1 contributor to personal bankruptcy. Over 100 million of us have significant medical debt. The Consumer Financial Protection