Consumer Driven Health Care

For weeks, it wasn't clear whether 600,000 Anthem enrollees who receive health care from UC Health would have to switch plans as the health system and one of its largest insurance partners struggled to reach an agreement.

The proliferation of drug ads from telehealth companies on social-media platforms puts children and patients at risk, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) and Mike Braun (R-Ind) wrote in a letter to the FDA commissioner.

A recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representative Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from shareholders and policy experts on costs and price transparency.

Respiratory disease declined 27% but were offset by a large rise in chronic respiratory conditions.

Concerns that the mergers raise consumer prices and reduce access to health care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, as the FTC has been slowing the rapid pace of acquisitions and consolidations at the federal level.

For many Gen Zers, urgent care is primary care, however, they need comprehensive care because they have unusually high rates of health problems for their age group and their mental health issues are unprecedented.