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1 week ago | 
kevinmd.com | M. Bennet Broner |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Christopher Habig
Over 80 percent of people are discontented with their medical insurance, whether provided by the government, their employer, or a commercial company. Common complaints are cost, increasing prices, and limited or rejected coverage. Regardless of the insurance’s source, we, the citizens, pay the bill through higher co-payments, deductibles, or premiums. Thus, their future payments increase when people request increased coverage for specific treatments, tests, or conditions.
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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Jared Pelo |Curtis Gattis |Peter Ubel |Leslie Gregory
This article is sponsored by Microsoft Dragon Copilot. Microsoft Dragon Copilot, part of Microsoft Cloud for Health Care, provides an AI assistant for clinical workflow. It combines ambient conversation capture, natural language understanding, and advanced generative AI to streamline documentation, surface information, and automate tasks.
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1 month ago | 
kevinmd.com | Martha Rosenberg |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Nina Cloven
Why has faith in government health agencies never been lower? Because conflicts of interest (COIs) have never been higher. At the FDA, concerns about drugmakers “buying” drug approvals go back to passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) in . Since then, the many doctors with research and speaker grants, drug stocks, and past employment with drugmakers heighten concerns.
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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Christopher Habig
The term “core competency” was coined by management experts C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel in their influential 1990 article titled “The core competence of the corporation,” published in the Harvard Business Review. Prahalad and Hamel defined core competencies as the unique capabilities or advantages that a company possesses, which are critical to its ability to achieve competitive advantage and long-term success.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Michael Millenson |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Christopher Habig
JanuaryIn a blistering commentary, the American Medical Association’s flagship journal, JAMA, condemns the corrosive effect on patient care of the profit-seeking practices of health insurers.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Greg Gafni-Pappas |Kristan Langdon |Timothy Lee |Leslie Gregory
The U.S. health care system is an inefficient maze of bureaucracy, redundancies, and waste. As a practicing physician, I see firsthand how these inefficiencies frustrate both providers and patients, inflate costs, and undermine the quality of care. If we are serious about transforming health care into a system that works for everyone, we need bold, outside-the-box solutions.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Leslie Gregory |G. Richard Olds |Jen Baker-Porazinski |Paul Pender
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We dive into the complexities of the U.S. health care system and explore potential solutions before it reaches a breaking point. Alisa Berger, a urologist, shares her expert insights on the root causes of physician burnout, the economics of primary care, and the implications of using advanced practitioners.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nina Cloven
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We’re joined by Anand Parekh, internal medicine physician and author of Prevention First: Policymaking for a Healthier America. We dive into the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the pivotal role of prevention in health policy. Anand discusses the urgent need for stronger public health leadership, effective crisis communication, and investment in community-based prevention programs.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Molly Walker
Like him or not, Bruce Springsteen’s albums have served as the soundtrack to our lives, writing songs that are a reflection of ourselves, challenging our assumptions, and helping us make sense of our messy, chaotic lives. People from all walks of life and from all over the world have found meaning in his music.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nina Cloven
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We sit down with Paula Muto, a vascular surgeon, who discusses the challenges she’s faced in a health care system on the brink of collapse. From hospital closures driven by private equity to network restrictions that limit patient access, Paula shares her candid insights on how we can rebuild a better system.
