Healthcare in a Minute

By George W. Chapman Whether hospitals or insurance companies, most consolidations have resulted in fewer choices and higher prices for consumers. The healthcare watchdog

By George W. Chapman Insurance companies typically will not pay for procedures/treatment that they consider to be “experimental” or “investigational,” even in cases where

By George W. Chapman More than 150 million people are on commercial insurance through their employer.  Despite the elimination of some ACA taxes, premiums

By George W. Chapman The collective term “advanced practitioner” refers to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. They are assuming an increasing role in the

By George W. Chapman If insurance companies are investing in or partnering with telehealth companies, then you know telehealth or virtual medicine has arrived.

By George W. Chapman There are the bills you receive unexpectedly from “out-of-network” providers. The best example is when you go to your participating “in-network” hospital

By George W. Chapman Recently signed as law, the Right to Try legislation allows patients with life threatening conditions to “request” medicines that have

By George W. Chapman The lead article in the current AARP Bulletin explains Medicare fraud. Last year, Medicare spent $591 billion on claims. Medicare

Physicians Rated: Patients Give Their Doctors 4 Out of 5 Stars By George W. Chapman The online ratings site “Healthgrades” and the Medical Group

Survey Shows Toughest Healthcare Jobs to Fill By George W. Chapman Of the top 10 hardest jobs to fill in the U.S., half are