by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
While the severity of the country’s addiction crisis is widely acknowledged, the full extent of its impact is often underestimated. Beyond the staggering number of drug overdose deaths, which annually surpass the casualties of the Vietnam War, lies a complex web...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Justice Department is objecting to Steward Health Care’s proposed bankruptcy financing plan, saying it needs time to review the sale of Steward’s assets — particularly Optum’s bid to purchase Stewardship Health. The proposed plan, in which...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2024 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
Research published on Thursday reveals a concerning trend: diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, with prevalence rising from 3.4 percent to 7.5 percent during this period. The study, which...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A recent review in JAMA highlights the ripple effects of hospital ransomware attacks, revealing that such cyber assaults reduce admissions and emergency visits at targeted hospitals and prompt an increase in visits to neighboring unattacked hospitals. Conducted by...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A recent survey by the Business Group on Health and Fidelity Investments underscores the continued importance of well-being programs for employers, with nearly all 160 surveyed firms considering them key to their overall strategy and planning to maintain current...
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