The U.S. government says it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases The U.S. government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases amid violent anti-vaccine … [Read more...]
Will the U.S. Ever Be a Leader in Health Care? A Public Health Expert Weighs In
Meghan Fitzgerald, RN, MPH, DrPH, is an adjunct associate professor with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a private equity investor. She has decades of experience working in the healthcare field, ranging from frontline patient care to advising prominent healthcare firms. Here, she shares her view on what it will take to improve the rank of the United States when it comes … [Read more...]
Physicians are still ditching independent practice for corporate opportunities
Close to 70% of U.S. physicians were working for private equity firms, hospitals or other corporate organizations as of the beginning of 2021, according to a report released by the nonprofit Physician Advocacy Institute and consulting firm Avalere. This means that only 30% are independently practicing medicine across the nation. This decades-long trend has been driven by a number of factors, … [Read more...]
France seeks volunteers to help battle COVID-19 in Caribbean territories
France's health minister on Sunday appealed for volunteer doctors and nurses to travel to the overseas territories of Guadalupe and Martinique as a wave of COVID-19 infections overwhelms hospitals on the two Caribbean islands. Health Minister Olivier Veran said the first medical staff would fly out on Tuesday, as health authorities race to administer COVID-19 shots but come up against a … [Read more...]
U.S. health system ranks last among wealthy nations
Compared to people in other high-income countries, Americans of all incomes have the hardest time affording the health care they need. The U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care, a new Commonwealth Fund study found. Norway, the Netherlands and Australia were the top overall … [Read more...]
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