Tag Archives: Amid

AMA calls out shrinking payer competition amid rising antitrust interest in Washington

Dive Brief: U.S. health insurance markets have become increasingly concentrated over the past half decade, according to a new report from the American Medical Association, which argues payer M&A results in rising costs and fewer care options for patients, but largely excludes the impact of provider consolidation in driving those trends. Almost three-fourths of metropolitan… Read More »

Physicians, patients lost trust in US healthcare system amid pandemic, survey finds

Dive Brief: Physician trust in the U.S. healthcare system significantly declined during the pandemic, along with their confidence in the leaders and executives at the healthcare organizations employing them, according to a report from the nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago commissioned by the ABIM Foundation. The poll found that 30% of… Read More »

Parts of the UK are already jabbing over-50s without underlying conditions amid postcode lottery

NHS says over-50s without underlying conditions SHOULDN’T be getting Covid jabs yet and appointments should be cancelled if made in error Health chiefs say only over-65s and adults deemed at risk should be invited for their first coronavirus vaccine ID checks should be used to ensure only eligible residents are getting their jab currently, officials… Read More »