Concierge medicine, where patients pay often hefty annual fees, is booming. It’s a sign of what’s broken in health care.
Specialists are expensive.
Consumers can now use health savings accounts dollars for direct primary care fees, making the business model more attractive to investors.
Retail pharmacists deal with understaffing and burnout as their job responsibilities expand beyond dispensing medication.
CVS is on a quest to become a one stop shop for healthcare. With its acquisition of Oak Street, it’ll have a primary care company too.
A rural family physician discusses shortages of medications, hospital staff and beds for COVID-19 patients.
19 states haven't expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
The key isn’t how many doctors you churn out, it’s what kind.
Insurers want the physicians to act as gatekeepers, making them more valuable.
How the relationship between doctors and patients becomes a business opportunity.
