Healthcare in a Minute

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

Buffet, Bezos to Get Into the Health Insurance Business By George W. Chapman Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has long purported

By George W. Chapman Hospital Ratings CMS has released its 2017 star ratings for US hospitals. CMS is constantly tweaking the rankings to make

By George W. Chapman Insurance Market Dominance Critics of the Affordable Care Act have been quick to point out that insurance choices on the