HEALTH

The most influential players in the health industry are fighting over a controversial plan to let the attorney general block hedge funds and private equity firms from acquiring health care facilities. The Legislature’s analysis of the bill says “private equity acquisitions in health care have exploded” The trend results “in higher health care costs, poor quality and less access to care” The battle involves some of the heaviest hitters in the state’s big-money political influence game.
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1 year ago Read more at CalMatters

Walmart announced the closure of all its health clinics and related telehealth services. The Arkansas-based retailer said it decided to shutter all 51 Walmart Health centers and the Walmart Health Virtual Care offerings after realizing it wasn't a sustainable business model.
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1 year ago Read more at Fox Business

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is the first pediatric medical center to sign value-based contract. Boston Children's Hospital is now part of the health plan's pay-for-equity financial payment model. Blue Cross has one of the country's largest pediatric primary care physician organizations, with more than 500 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and integrated behavioral health providers.
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1 year ago Read more at Blue Cross Blue Shield MA

Walmart will close 51 clinic locations across Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Texas. The company said it would also shutter its telehealth provider, which it acquired for undisclosed amount in 2021. Walmart blamed its plans to shutter clinics on a broken business model.
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1 year ago Read more at CNBC

Global drinking guidelines are shifting towards recommending less alcohol consumption. Genetic studies show that people with a gene variant making alcohol unpleasant tend to have lower heart disease risks. It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart.
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1 year ago Read more at Fox News

Walmart said it would also shutter its telehealth provider, which it acquired for an undisclosed amount in 2021. In a release, the big-box retailer said it could not operate a profitable business due to a challenging reimbursement environment and rising costs. The clinic will close over the next 45 to 90 days, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
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1 year ago Read more at NBC New York

WindRose Health Investors, LLC has completed the acquisition of SubjectWell, the patient access marketplace that connects people with health conditions to care options. SubjectWell partnered with SubjectWell's executive team to acquire the business and provide additional growth capital to advance its next phase of expansion. About SubjectWell SubjectWell empowers the largest direct patient access market, connecting patients with known conditions to relevant clinical trials and market-ready treatments.
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1 year ago Read more at PR Newswire

In 1956, my uncle John F. Kennedy wrote a book that is probably more famous for its great title than its contents. It was about eight U.S. senators who JFK felt had made particularly courageous contributions to American history. The details and daily dramas of these struggles usually remain private, hidden. And even when people discuss them publicly, it’s often in a brief or very cautious way.
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1 year ago Read more at TIME

Profiles in Mental Health Courage by Patrick J. Kennedy and Stephen Fried WITF is partnering with Midtown Scholar Bookstore on a Pick of the Month. In this book, you’ll meet people of all ages, backgrounds, and futures, across politics and government, Hollywood and the arts, tech and business, sports and science. You’ll also meet those trying to help them through—parents, siblings, spouses, therapists, bosses, doctors, and friends.
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1 year ago Read more at WITF

Natasha Black was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when she was 11 years old, when she didn’t always understand her behaviors and reactions. Now at 29, she can still get overwhelmed by interacting with other people, but has tools and strategies to help keep herself calm. Many buildings and spaces are designed with the average person in mind in terms of intelligence and behavior.
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1 year ago Read more at WHYY