This week, we look at the latest trends on flu, RSV, and COVID and on hospital closures in Texas. We also examine new data on clinician burnout and venture capital investment and we discuss how mega hospital mergers affect patient care and the healthcare workforce, how the federal surprise billing regulation may benefit insurers, and whether a decision in a lawsuit against one of the country’s largest insurers will actually reform payment practices.

This week, we examine what a newly divided Congress might mean for healthcare policy and how the unwinding of the COVID public health emergency will impact insurance coverage. We also look at flu and COVID trends, ER wait times, hospital bottom lines, what private equity means for patient billing, and the “Amazon-fication” of virtual health.

This week we take a look at the 2022 election results and how they could impact policymaking; cover how the seasonal flu and RSV cases are straining hospitals and emergency rooms; discuss how to address clinician burnout; and take a look at the industry’s latest financial results and what they mean.

This week we cover the coming COVID winter, the impact of the nation’s nursing shortage and clinician burnout, hospital and insurance companies’ third-quarter financial results, increased enforcement and regulatory interest in Medicare Advantage plans, and more.

This week we cover what Medicare Advantage premiums will look like in 2023, investment in telehealth, physician burnout, and Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars and more.

This week we cover social media and medical data privacy, hospital debt and what it means for care access, increased regulation of telehealth, nonprofit hospitals and their use of the 340B program, and much more.

Whether you’re an investor, physician, or healthcare executive, it’s impossible to keep up with all the research, policy, information – and misinformation! – that will impact patients and our industry. This newsletter provides actionable intelligence to help payers, investors, practitioners, and thought leaders to solve the big problems in healthcare.

I’m back with the Top 10 things you need to know in healthcare. Read more to discover more information about COVID, monkeypox, extension of the Public Health Emergency, clinician gender-based wage gaps, and many other Big Deals in healthcare.

Finally. Young Children Are Eligible for COVID Vaccines. Omicron Subvariants Gain Ground in the US. Monkeypox: What’s In A Name? Food or Health Care: Older Adults Faced with Dire Choice. A National Medical Records Database? Doubtful. Yes, Gun Violence Is A Public Health Issue.

In this week’s edition, I’ve included information on: COVID vaccines, the emerging BA4 and BA5 variants, a new Office of Environmental Justice at HHS, Monkeypox, worrisome healthcare economic trends, and deepening concerns about the healthcare workforce.

Over the past week, healthcare news has been dizzyingly fast and consequential. As always, I’ve highlighted the Top 10 things you need to know that could affect your team, patients, your business, and even your health.

As usual, there is a lot happening in healthcare. The information below can help you to become more informed about the latest trends and news that could affect your team, patients and even your health.