Why the new hospital price transparency rules miss the mark
Intentions were good, but the new federal rules that were supposed to make hospital bills easier to figure out are instead doing little to help.
Hospital prices and reimbursements have long been a riddle wrapped around a cipher. Why t...
The pay gap for male and female doctors is ridiculous. Here's what can be done about it
The data on pay inequity for female physicians is, frankly, damning.
Across all medical specialties, there are dogged disparities between what females and males are paid. For instance, in pediatric pulmonology, women earn 23% less tha...
Oral surgery's potential is putting a smile on PE faces
Oral surgery isn't a prospect that patients usually approach with much enthusiasm.
But the specialty is starting to generate excitement among private equity investors as they wake up to its potential to emulate the success they've...
Providing vaccines isn't enough
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed an ugly truth: Millions of America's most vulnerable citizens are almost completely cut off from essential healthcare, including access to the new coronavirus vaccines. The consequences for this population,...