Healthcare in a Minute

by George W. Chapman As of this writing in mid-October, more than 70,000 Kaiser Permanente are on strike. This past summer, RUNAP, the Rochester

Medicare is finally flexing its purchasing power by negotiating the prices it pays for 10 drugs that treat cancer, arthritis, diabetes and heart disease.

By George W. Chapman It should come as no surprise that OB-GYNs in states with restrictive or confusing abortion laws are considering moving to

Artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), is being met by providers with the same guarded optimism and trepidation as the now firmly entrenched

Medical debt has become the No. 1 contributor to personal bankruptcy. Over 100 million of us have significant medical debt. The Consumer Financial Protection

Well, not really. The administration has declared an end to the public health epidemic as of this May. The government is not saying the

By George W. Chapman According to a study sponsored by the Journal of the AMA, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have doubled over the

By George W. Chapman Since the outbreak of COVID-19 three years ago, the average length of stay (ALOS) in a hospital has increased 19%

By George W. Chapman Why FTC Opposed to Upstate-Crouse Merger Proposal The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently opposed the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA)

By George W. Chapman Last year, we spent $603 billion on drugs. That’s about $1,800 per person in the US. Half of the $603