Category: Consumerism

Burda on Healthcare: I Think Your Personal Health Information Alarm Is Going Off

I’ve probably checked hundreds of boxes that said I read, accept and/or agree to a company’s privacy policy…. Read More

By David Burda August 9, 2022

4sight Friday | Amazoning One Medical | What It Takes to Bend the Cost Curve | An Expensive Healthcare Geography Lesson

Read 8/5/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda August 5, 2022

Podcast: Geographic Variations on a Healthcare Spending Theme 8/4/22

Making Sense of Spending Per-capita healthcare spending by region by payer varies significantly, according to two new studies,… Read More

By David Burda August 5, 2022

Economics

If a Man Bites a Dog, Will Healthcare Spending Go Down?

I’m a sucker for a man-bites-dog story. You know, the kind of story that bucks conventional wisdom. As… Read More

By David Burda August 3, 2022

“Amazoning” One Medical: Unleashing Primary Care Magic at Scale

Healthcare’s ecosystem is atwitter (literally) regarding Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical. On last week’s 4sight Friday… Read More

By David W. Johnson August 2, 2022

Podcast: Do Big Moves By Apple and Amazon Change the Rules of the Game? 7/29/22

Tech Giants Step Into Healthcare Apple revealed its healthcare playbook, and Amazon is diversifying into primary care. Who… Read More

By David Burda July 29, 2022

Why Picking a Doctor is Like Grilling Chicken

My wife and I share cooking duties in our house. She would say she does most of the… Read More

By David Burda July 27, 2022

Policy

Follow the Money: Revolutionary Incentive Stories from 4sight Health

It’s true, people do what you pay them to do. Exactly what you pay them to do. At… Read More

By David Burda July 26, 2022

4sight Friday | Unexplained Variations in Physician Compensation | 10 Qs with the Father of Population Health | Public Health & CEO Turnover

Read 7/22/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health and… Read More

By David Burda July 23, 2022

Consumerism