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Amazon joins partnership to revamp health care system

2/5/2018

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase are partnering on a new venture designed to cut spending on health care while improving services for their US workforces. The independent venture will initially focus on technology designed to simplify and improve the transparency and quality of health care, the companies said.

FirstLight CEO weighs in on industry trends

1/26/2018

The home care industry is going through a period of consolidation, and opportunities for collaboration are spreading as the health care system moves toward value-based care. "Everybody in the care food chain -- from hospitals to physicians, all the way through home care, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, rehab, assisted living -- everybody, or more and more [providers] are cognizant of the need to be working together," said FirstLight Home Care CEO Jeff Bevis.

FirstLight CEO weighs in on industry trends

1/24/2018

The home care industry is going through a period of consolidation, and opportunities for collaboration are spreading as the health care system moves toward value-based care. "Everybody in the care food chain -- from hospitals to physicians, all the way through home care, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, rehab, assisted living -- everybody, or more and more [providers] are cognizant of the need to be working together," said FirstLight Home Care CEO Jeff Bevis.

WHO, UNICEF point to dangers of Yemen's health care system collapse

1/19/2018

The collapse of Yemen's health care system following three years of war puts residents at a higher risk of contracting malaria, warn World Health Organization officials. A UNICEF report released this week says many of the 3 million children born during the war are facing malnutrition and disease.

PCMA: Insurers help patients afford pricey meds

1/12/2018

"I'm not going to apologize for the fact that when I walk in, or my neighbor walks in, or my loved one walks in and needs a drug that costs $80,000, that there is insurance to cover that because that's a good thing," said Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Senior Director of State Affairs Melodie Shrader.

NRF heads into this year's Big Show on a high note

1/10/2018

Retail's Big Show kicks off Sunday in New York City, on the heels of a highly successful holiday season, with about 35,000 attendees, 300 speakers and companies from more than 90 countries. "As retailers head into the new year, they want to continue the positive momentum and are looking to see movement on the nation's infrastructure, fixing the health care system once and for all," NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said.

Increasing marijuana use found among pregnant women in Calif.

1/4/2018

The rate of pregnant women in California who have used marijuana rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2016, with the biggest increase found among those ages 24 and younger, according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings were based on data involving 279,457 pregnant women ages 12 and older in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system.

Increasing marijuana use found among pregnant women in Calif.

1/4/2018

The rate of pregnant women in California who have used marijuana rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2016, with the biggest increase found among those ages 24 and younger, according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings were based on data involving 279,457 pregnant women ages 12 and older in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system.

Cut waste to decrease health care costs

12/29/2017

The health care system in the United States spends about $765 billion each year -- about a quarter of total spending -- on wasted materials, according to the National Academy of Medicine. From abandoned supplies to discarded medication, reducing waste in the system could go a long way toward dropping costs.

Increasing marijuana use found among pregnant women in Calif.

12/27/2017

The rate of pregnant women in California who have used marijuana rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2016, with the biggest increase found among those ages 24 and younger, according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings were based on data involving 279,457 pregnant women ages 12 and older in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system.