The long-standing debate over the efficacy of value-based care models has reached a pivotal turning point, with the landmark results of the 2024 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) offering definitive evidence of its success on a national scale. Amidst these impressive outcomes, the performance
The vast and complex Medicaid program, designed as a critical safety net for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, is now grappling with structural flaws that threaten its long-term viability and strain public resources. Perverse financial incentives embedded within its joint federal-state funding
As a critical pandemic-era relief measure comes to a close, hundreds of thousands of Chicago and Illinois residents are on the brink of a healthcare crisis that threatens to unravel years of progress in public health. The scheduled expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act
With a deep background in robotics and IoT applications in medicine, James Maitland has a unique vantage point on the technological currents reshaping the healthcare industry. He joins us today to dissect the rapid, and sometimes hesitant, adoption of artificial intelligence in a hospital's most
The convergence of sensitive personal health and financial data within a single system creates a high-value target for cybercriminals, making any security lapse a potentially life-altering event for those whose information is exposed. McElroy & Associates, Inc., which administers the OPEH&W Health
The American healthcare landscape is currently grappling with an unsustainable paradox, where remarkable medical advancements coexist with a failing system for managing the very chronic diseases that affect the majority of the population. This "sick-care" model, which prioritizes reactive
