AvatarDaniel CrantzThe robot will see you now: Health-care chatbots boom but still can’t replace doctorsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Rachel LermanScout’s job is just to ask questions. A lot of them. How long have you had a fever? Are you feeling short of breath? When you bend your neck forward, is there pain that is so severe it makes you want to cry? If so, Scout might recommend a trip to the emergency room. Scout is usually overly cautious …
AvatarDaniel CrantzThese 4 tech breakthroughs could help people live to 200 years oldverified_publisherFast Company - By Sergey YoungGenetic engineering, regenerative medicine, wearables, and AI combine to form a powerful antidote to aging, writes venture capitalist Sergey Young. We live in a unique time when for the first time in human history there is a real opportunity to extend our lives dramatically. Recent scientific …
AvatarDaniel CrantzColumn: How the architect of California’s Obamacare success did the impossibleverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Michael HiltzikOne could say that service in the name of public health was baked into Peter V. Lee’s bones. His father, also Peter Lee, founded the family medicine department at USC and spoke out in favor of the enactment of Medicare in 1965, a stance that provoked some members of the university alumni association …
AvatarDaniel CrantzA simple fix can bring revolutionary change to health spendingThe Hill - by Daniel KesslerPrices for health services in the U.S. are high relative to the rest of the world. For example, a simple MRI scan that costs $1,430 in the U.S. costs …
AvatarDaniel CrantzStoryboardYou Could Pay More for Health Insurance if You're Unvaccinated and Get COVID-19Curated byThe Health DeskMany health insurance providers could soon restore deductibles and co-pays that were once waived on COVID-19 hospital bills and treatments. The decision is likely spurred by the availability of an FDA fully-approved vaccine. That means if you're unvaccinated and get the coronavirus, you could expect to pay a lot more. Businesses are also using this as an incentive to get inoculated, passing along higher insurance premiums to those who reject the injection.
