Investors poured a record $2.4 billion into behavioral health startups in 2020, and insurers are increasingly looking to scale their mental health offerings for their employer members.
State officials previously warned that many doses in storage would expire before the end of the month.
UnitedHealthcare received significant backlash for the policy that would retroactively deny payment for patients seeking non-emergent care in emergency departments.
The number of medical students is increasing at the same time that the bandwidth to teach is decreasing, resulting in a problem that can't be ignored.
One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the U.S. is emerging as a model for how to successfully recover from more than 15 months of global crisis.
The University of Maryland Medical System will require all employees and partners who have not been vaccinated to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
Clover Health has already almost doubled its managed lives under Medicare's new direct-contracting program, and it expects to grow that bucket by as much as 54% by the end of 2021.
The gap in death rates among rural and urban Americans has tripled over the past two decades, largely driven by deaths among middle-aged white adults.
UnitedHealthcare's recent policy change has sparked controversy as healthcare providers claim it is an illegal scare tactic that could jeopardize patient health.
Deferred or forgone care, growing mental health issues, preparations for the next pandemic and investments in digital tools are expected to increase costs in 2022.
In the U.S., about 80% of healthcare workers are women, but fewer than 20% hold key leadership positions.
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Demand for travel nurses has shifted out of ICUs and medical surge units to surgical units, as hospitals schedule procedures delayed during the pandemic.
There's a long way to go to meet Biden's July 4 goal of having 70% or more of the population fully vaccinated.
