Health News

About 1 in 5 healthcare payments is tied to value-based model

Brief Published Jan. 11, 2019 Dive Brief: Value-based care and other healthcare quality initiatives have made inroads, with an estimated 4% annual growth in value-based payments and 7% average annual increase in hospitals and clinicians participating in major clinical registries, a new Q-Centrix report shows. The consultancy’s report looks at participation in quality programs and resource… Read More: About 1 in 5 healthcare payments is tied to value-based… »

Marijuana grower Tilray soars more than 20% after Peter Thiel-backed fund says it won't sell

Tilray popped 24 percent Friday after its largest shareholder, a private equity fund backed by Peter Thiel, said it will not sell any of its remaining stake following the expiration of the marijuana grower’s IPO lockup period next week.

The wall is a distraction from the fentanyl crisis

In October 2017, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public-health emergency. Now his fight over the border wall, which he has in part justified on stopping drugs, is a harmful distraction from that very real problem facing the country. According to statistics released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 72,306… Read More: The wall is a distraction from the fentanyl crisis »

Five ways hearing aids can help you live longer

You’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss and the hearing healthcare professional is recommending hearing aids. Will they really make that much of a difference, you wonder? Yes. As it turns out, not only can hearing aids help you hear better, they may even help you live longer. Here’s how: 1. Hearing aids can improve your… Read More: Five ways hearing aids can help you live longer »