As the Carolinas begin to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, an analysis of health insurance claims reveals how Hurricane Harvey affected people's health across a wide swath of Southeast Texas last year.
Small, independent practices are capable of delivering quality, cost-effective care — but they need new kinds of tools and expertise to adapt and compete.
When natural disasters strike, people whose lives are disrupted may find a partner in an unexpected place: their health insurance provider.
The key to helping people become informed health care consumers may be making it worth their while.
Research shows average costs for patients treated at freestanding ERs were almost 10 times higher than for patients who visited urgent care clinics for the same diagnoses.
