‘Bedtime Stacking’ Trends On TikTok. Here Are The Risks

Various TikTokers have been pushing something called “bedtime stacking” or “sleep stacking” as an efficiency and comfort hack. But is this a good idea?

The Racist Patient, Revisited

Racism was once pushed underground in clinical settings. Have we made progress?

Attention Turns To UnitedHealth Earnings For Signs Of Insurer Rebound

UnitedHealth Group earnings next week may signal whether health insurance companies are getting a handle on rising costs dragging down the industry.

The More We Add To U.S. Healthcare, The Worse It Gets

Better healthcare outcomes and lower costs begin with subtraction, not addition. Here’s why less is more when it comes to American medicine.

America’s Healthcare Innovation Problem

We don’t have an innovation problem in healthcare—we have an honesty problem. How to fix our broken culture of healthcare innovation.

Upset About The High Price Of Your Hospital Stay? Medicaid Cuts Might Be To Blame

Medicaid funding cuts lead to hospital closures which allows remaining hospitals to raise prices

Insurers Get 2.5% Medicare Advantage Rate Increase, Bigger Than Earlier Flat Proposal

The Trump administration announced a 2.48% payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, a much bigger boost than an earlier proposal that kept rates flat.

Centene Latest Health Insurer To Shakeup Management Ranks

Centene is bolstering its management team by creating two new senior executive positions as health insurers battle higher costs and new policies at the federal level.

Elevance Health Shakeup Latest Sign Insurer Rebound May Be Awhile

Elevance Health’s decision to shakeup its management team is the latest sign it may take more time for the health insurance industry to rebound.