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Home Health Becomes the Contested Ground
Every payer wants care delivered at home because it is cheaper. The workforce that would deliver it is the least stable in the industry, and the two facts have not yet been reconciled.
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Workplace Mental Health Programs Face the Spreadsheet
After a spending boom, employers are auditing what their mental health benefits actually deliver, and the results are separating clinical substance from wellness decoration.
The Return of the Company Clinic
Employers battered by health costs are reviving an old idea: putting the doctor inside the workplace, and the modern version is outperforming its ancestor.
The Pharmacy Desert Spreads Past the Rural Counties
Chain closures have moved the access problem into cities, where the affected neighborhoods have transit rather than distance working against them. The economics behind the closures are not local.
Food as Medicine Moves From Pilot to Payment Code
Produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals are entering mainstream insurance coverage, backed by the least surprising research finding in healthcare.
Wearables Enter the Exam Room, on the Doctor's Terms
After a decade of patients arriving with watch data their doctors ignored, clinical workflows are finally being built to use it, selectively and skeptically.
Employers Test Subscription Primary Care as Costs Climb
Mid-sized employers, squeezed by renewal increases, are contracting directly with flat-fee primary care clinics and cutting insurers out of the first layer of care.