2+ week, 3+ day ago   (119+ words) The federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program epitomizes the administration’s strategy of moving fast and experimenting with untested technology. Could tech startups rescue rural healthcare? The federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program epitomizes the administration’s strategy of moving fast and…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (718+ words) Indiana and Vermont have passed legislation capping what hospitals can charge patients with private insurance, using Medicare rates as a benchmark. Across Republican- and Democratic-leaning states, a surprising bipartisan idea is taking off: hospital price caps. Indiana and Vermont just…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (770+ words) With lettuce sales down nationwide, more people are looking to buy local. That can be a mixed bag for farmers. On Tuesdays from May to December, you can find Barry Savoie in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, selling tomatoes, eggplant, peppers,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (222+ words) After eight years of working in clinical research, Deondra Montgomery went back to school. Deondra Montgomery hasn’t gotten a paycheck in three years. “I do kinda miss that feeling,” she said. But like most medical students, she took a pause…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (753+ words) It may not always feel that way, but only 20 cents of your dollar goes to insurers. This is just one of the stories from our “I’ve Always Wondered” series, where we tackle all of your questions about the world of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) “Socioeconomic status is a good predictor of loneliness,” says Nick Keppler, writing for Slate. “In fact, you can even keep track of how much income will buy you a few extra hours with other people per day.” Chances are, you’ve…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1263+ words) States are spending rural health dollars on tech startups, betting that untested companies will succeed where doctors have vanished and hospitals have collapsed. When Josh Fleig, Louisiana’s chief innovation officer, learned his state had set aside $20 million a year, for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (717+ words) "It doesn't make you serially check your phone, because you don't have text and Instagram also there,” one user said of his screenless health monitor. "I'm fine looking at a screen all the time," Glantz explained. "It's really when I…...