Category: Outcomes

Podcast: 4sight Friday Roundup, New Alzheimer Drug: Hope or Hype?, 6/11/21

We unpacked the controversies and possible market-based solutions generated by the new FDA-approved drug to treat patients with… Read More

By David Burda June 11, 2021

Economics

June 7, 2021: A Day of Promise and Peril for U.S. Healthcare

Mark June 7, 2021 as both an auspicious and infamous date in the annals of American healthcare. On… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 10, 2021

Economics

Can’t Get No Satisfaction in Low-Value Medical Care

There’s a lot of finger pointing in healthcare, and most of it, historically, is by hospitals and doctors… Read More

By David Burda June 9, 2021

Outcomes

New Ratings and Rankings Make Hospitals Accountable for Everything

If you know me or have read anything I’ve written about healthcare over the past 38 years, you… Read More

By David Burda June 8, 2021

Outcomes

4sight Friday | Private Equity In Healthcare | Seniors And Telemedicine | Aging And Science

Read 6/4/2021 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda June 4, 2021

Outcomes

Scientific Aging: The Genetic Basis for Longer, Healthier Lifespans

In his recently published book, Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer, economist Steven Johnson chronicles the… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Leroy Hood June 3, 2021

A Needed Reality Check on Seniors’ Use of Telemedicine

I have a mother. She turns 83 in August. And let me tell you, talking to her over… Read More

By David Burda June 2, 2021

Outcomes

4sight Friday | Dr. Pearl’s Of Wisdom | Lessons On Health Insurance Markets

Read 5/28/2021 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda May 28, 2021

Economics

Innovation, Not Government Policy, Is the Fix for Pharmacy Deserts

In my western suburb of Chicago, you can walk in any direction and bump into a CVS, Walgreens… Read More

By David Burda May 26, 2021

Outcomes