Business/Tech

Rates of Uninsured Children in Tennessee Decreased to Prepandemic Levels, but Worries Remain

Feb 23, 2023 at 02:19 pm by Staff

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the rate of Tennessee uninsured children more than doubled as the state experienced the highest spike in unemployment since the G.... Read More

Medical Malpractice Claims and the Impact of Social Inflation

Feb 21, 2023 at 02:32 am by Staff

  Using insurance company annual statement data, the “Medical Malpractice Claims-Made Social Inflation and Loss Development Report” estimates that in the dec.... Read More

After Staying Away During Pandemic, Doctors Return to Lobby Congress

Feb 20, 2023 at 08:01 pm by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News    WASHINGTON — Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter Tu.... Read More

Mark Cuban Has Been Taking On the Drug Industry. But Which One?

Feb 20, 2023 at 07:49 pm by Staff

By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News  When billionaire Mark Cuban announced his attack on the pharmaceutical industry and its high-priced drugs in January 2021, it w.... Read More

Doctors Are Disappearing from Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs

Feb 13, 2023 at 11:56 pm by Staff

  By Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News    Pregnant and scared, Natasha Valle went to a Tennova Healthc.... Read More

Operating rooms at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt set for major renovation

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:35 pm by Staff

  by Christina Echegaray Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is set to begin the first major renovation of its operating rooms since the hospital.... Read More

Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

Feb 12, 2023 at 09:20 pm by Staff

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced thi.... Read More

Mark Cuban Pharmacy Could Save Billions on Prostate Cancer, Bladder Drugs

Feb 12, 2023 at 06:51 pm by Staff

  A new drug company founded by entrepreneur Mark Cuban could save patients $1.29 billion a year based on 2020 Medicare Part D expenditures on just the nine most po.... Read More

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Acquires Clarksville’s VeinCare Centers of Tennessee

Feb 07, 2023 at 10:57 am by Staff

  Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute has acquired VeinCare Centers of Tennessee, a Clarksville, Tennessee-based clinic offering revolutionary, minimally invasive ve.... Read More

New 3D Atlas of Colorectal Cancer Promises Improved Diagnosis, Treatment

Feb 06, 2023 at 05:49 pm by Staff

  by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.   This year, too many Americans will go to the doctor for tissue biopsies to find out if they have cancer. Highly trained.... Read More