Ariel Linden, DRPH, president, Linden Consulting Group

Incorporating hospice care into Medicare Advantage didn’t work out, and CMS is looking to identify low-quality providers.

A new study points to disparities for patients in respiratory failure, which can have dire consequences. The lead researchers talk about the implications.

The one-sided, research-oriented approach has to change so patients have ready access to dashboards with their disease histories and pre-visit documents tailored to the patient questions.

Those who participated in rehabilitation programs were less likely to die and had improved overall function, a recent study finds.

The conclusion of the pre-print meta-analysis is that small effect of "nonpharmaceutical interventions" on COVID-19 mortality rates did not outweigh the effects of lockdowns.

Patients faced with high out-of-pocket costs sometimes delay seeking care for appendicitis or diverticulitis, which can result in higher overall costs, increased risk of mortality, and a worse quality of life.