- IVF ban shows us the thin edge of the theocratic wedgeby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 24, 2024 at 9:54 pm
By MIKE MAGEE In order to save the Republican party, we all need to vote Democratic this year. Without hyperbole, Project 2025 feels similar to Germany in the early 1930’s. Their website introduction reads:Continue reading...
- Vote, for Health Sakeby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 23, 2024 at 6:15 am
By KIM BELLARD If you had on your political bingo card that our former President Trump would survive an assassination attempt, or that President Biden would drop out of the race aContinue reading...
- Medicare Catheter Scam Sparks Calls for Reformby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 19, 2024 at 4:07 pm
By ISSAC SMITH According to a recent report in the Washington Post, a $3 billion scam involving urinary catheters has brought to light serious flaws in Medicare, prompting strong calls for reform.Continue reading...
- U.S. Executive Branch Leadership Turnover and Misbehavior Is Commonby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 18, 2024 at 4:47 am
By MIKE MAGEE This has been two weeks of mixed messages when it comes to the highest offices of the land. Just two weeks ago on July 1, 2024, a majority ofContinue reading...
- Upgrading public health IT infrastructure: Craig Behm, CSS & Britteny Matero, Innsenaby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 17, 2024 at 7:56 pm
I had the chance earlier this week to talk with Craig Behm, CEO & President of Crisp Shared Services (CSS), and Britteny Matero, Partner & SVP at Innsena. The topic is theContinue reading...
- Google Hopes Nobody Beats This Wizby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 16, 2024 at 7:40 pm
By KIM BELLARD When I saw the Wall Street Journal article about Alphabet being in “advanced talks” to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for an eye-popping $23b, I must confess that – neverContinue reading...
- Digital Health: There is No Exitby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 15, 2024 at 5:50 am
By MATTHEW HOLT All of a sudden we are back in 2021. You digital health fans remember that halcyon time. In 2019 a few digital health companies went public, and then somehowContinue reading...
- Pamela Stahl, Avalon Healthcare Solutionsby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 10, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Pamela Stahl is the President of Avalon Healthcare Solutions. You’ve heard of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) but Avalon is a labs benefits management company. Working on behalf of health insurers Avalon ensuresContinue reading...
- Health Care Needs a 21st Century Infrastructureby matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 9, 2024 at 3:52 pm
By KIM BELLARD Matthew Holt is going to tell me I’ve been thinking about infrastructure too much lately (e.g., cybersecurity of them, backup plans for them), but if you don’t have infrastructureContinue reading...
- Don’t Limp. Crush the “Trump Reich.”by matthew holt (The Health Care Blog) on July 8, 2024 at 8:25 pm
By MIKE MAGEE I have always felt a kinship with EJ Dionne. We are both Boomers, though I am 4 years his senior. We share similar politics, religious origins, early Catholic schoolContinue reading...