Another study find nominal benefits from workplace wellness programs.
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Medicare Advantage plans are generally a better deal for beneficiaries and provide better care.
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Dropped a lot of visual data this morning. Here is the big picture on what it tells me.
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Primary care has been all the rage for several years, with a slight interruption by the epidemic. We are beginning to see more deals for primary care businesses, as Cano Health, which offers care to Medicare patients and recently went public, says it is buying University Health, a primary care network in South Florida, for $600 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/cano-health-acquires-miami-based-university-healthcare-for-600m-to-grow-primary-care?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF9qXp6LRTtIYrJCg83ecTn6Tg6N3l_-OMoeMK4da3MNYS4TtdfAFcTbnR9si_3gobF-EMtkO1dTcaIN4_gOlXOpLTo2TqLFiOWW4WNodGYrdTDThe truth about variants, younger people and hospitalizations.
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An age group look at hospitalization and death rates over time. Not much relative change.
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An animation of a few key metrics by age group over the epidemic.
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Interesting to watch the flow of CV-19 deaths around the country.
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Hospitalization use for CV-19 is also at an epidemic low.
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Vaccination rates are pretty high in Minnesota, especially in the vulnerable groups.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.