Healthcare in a Minute

By George W. Chapman Five Health Insurance Myths Alexis Pozen is a professor of health economics at CUNY School of Public Health. She recently

By George W. Chapman TrumpCare The Republican-controlled Senate is planning to vote on a revised American Health Care Act bill by the end of

By George W. Chapman Understanding Trumpcare It took over seven years, but the House finally managed to get enough votes, barely, to repeal the

By George W. Chapman Trumpcare —“Take 2” There were 60 attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) while its namesake was president. The

By George W. Chapman Social media. Social media (SM) is having more and more of an impact on consumers and their behaviors every year.

By George W. Chapman New HHS Secretary The Senate recently confirmed physician Tom Price, a 12-year republican congressman from Georgia, as secretary of health

By George W. Chapman Most Trusted Profession For the 15th year in a row, nurses are the No. 1 most trusted professionals, according to

By George W. Chapman Merger Mania to Intensify The trend will continue at an accelerated pace in 2017 as both hospital systems and commercial

2015 cost of employer-sponsored care The annual Milliman Medical Index is regarded as one of the most reliable sources of actuarial, analytical and financial

By George W. Chapman Hospital Ratings The recent five-star ratings of hospitals by Medicare raised the issue of whether large teaching hospitals got a