Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2018

A decade later, can Walmart re-imagine primary care the way the company did low-cost medicines? Here’s a New York Times article from 2014 discussing the company’s vision for expanding primary care. Today, that low-cost generic Rx is ubiquitous in the retail pharmacy. Just sayin’]).

Primary Care 136

Primary Care Medicare 136

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In their latest look into consumers’ views on business in America, Gallup found that peoples’ ratings on business fell to their lowest ratings overall since 2008. Health Populi’s Hot Points : For some context, remember that 2008 was the advent of the Great Recession. have declined in the past year.

Pharmaceuticals 156

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Primary Care Medicare 156

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

in 2008, one in three Americans delayed medical treatment due to costs. That percentage of people who delay medical cost based on the expense has remained stable since 2006: between 29 and 31 percent of Americans have self-rationed care due to cost for over a decade. So did 54% of people who had no insurance.

Primary Care 222

Primary Care Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 222

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. They are rounding out this scenario with key executive hires from the healthcare industry with expertise in primary care for Medicare patients.

Life Science 61

Life Science Primary Care Interoperability Nursing 61

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

CMS : Stands for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. CMS is the federal agency that administers HIPAA standards and develops Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement policies for telemedicine. Synchronous telemedicine: Synchronous telemedicine refers to telemedicine that is performed in real-time via video or phone consult.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth Telehealth HIPAA 60

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

The twin risks in this crisis — potential infection and the cost of medical care — have become daunting realities for the millions of workers who were furloughed, laid off or caught in the economic downturn. Almon Castor’s hours were cut at the steel distribution warehouse in Houston where he works about a month ago.

Medical Billing 41

Medical Billing Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 41

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The updated ACO Reach payment model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets forth a value-based model of capitated payments to physicians who meet quality and spending targets – combined with a plan to deal with health equity. As health consumers, U.S.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156