Healthcare in a Minute

By George W. Chapman   Several national polls revealed 70% of Americans were opposed to the proposed $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and

By George W. Chapman   Per a survey of more than 1,400 physician offices by AMN Healthcare recruiters, the average time until your appointment

By George W. Chapman   The American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that, unless things change, the shortage of primary care docs will increase

By George W. Chapman   Our new Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr. is laying off 20,000 of the 82,000 employees of the U.S.

The number of primary care providers continues to drop By George W. Chapman   Lacking an organized approach to healthcare delivery in the U.S.,

By George W. Chapman   It’s been said here several times that the U.S. gets the worst bang for the buck when it comes

By George W. Chapman The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the five-star system so consumers could make informed decisions. Based on a

By George W. Chapman The recent requirement for hospitals to post their prices for 300 “shoppable” services, discussed here in earlier columns, has revealed

By George W. Chapman COVID-19 was the No. 3 cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. Early in the pandemic, naysayers believed COVID-19 would

By George W. Chapman The number of physicians in private practice continues to decline. According to an AMA survey of 3,500 physicians, 49% responded