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One in Two Americans with Work-Based Insurance Worries That Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Bankruptcy

One in two people in the U.S. with employer-sponsored health insurance worry that a major health event in their household could lead to bankruptcy, according to research gathered by West Health and Gallup in Business Speaks: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance. Gallup and West Health presented their study in a webinar earlier this week; in… Read More »

Why “Radiopharmaceutical” Should be Part of your Healthcare Vocabulary

By JAY T. RIPTON Not to sound too alarmist, but the radiopharmaceutical industry is on the verge of an explosion. But don’t worry; it’s not the type of explosion one often associates with nuclear materials… I love those movies too! It’s the beginning of a new wave of innovation for the diagnosis and treatment of… Read More »

After Haven flop, JPMorgan Chase unveils solo healthcare venture

Dive Brief: JPMorgan Chase is launching Morgan Health as a means to boost the quality of healthcare for the bank’s 165,000 employees and their families — and to improve health equity and medical cost control, the bank said Thursday. The 20-person, Washington, D.C.-based unit will have $ 250 million to invest in “promising” innovations in… Read More »

VA apps pose privacy risk to veterans’ healthcare data

The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable. “When a veteran downloads an app from the VA’s app store, how much personal information does… Read More »