More and more wealthy New Yorkers are spending big for concierge medical care that goes way above and beyond annual check-ups. “I’m 70% doctor, 15% psychologist, 10% rabbi, 4% hairdresser and 1% friend,” Dr. Jordan Shlain told NYNext. His team is also on call pretty much 24/7, with clients able to reach them via email, text or phone at all hours.
Proposed cuts by the Trump administration to a type of federal funding from the NIH would pose a credit challenge to universities that receive the funds, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. said. The NIH has been ordered to slash funding for research at universities and hospitals, though on Monday a federal judge temporarily paused the change. A hearing date is scheduled for Feb. 21.
Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them, saying the state is not capable of fixing deep failures in care even though it has been required to do so over the last decade.
With more than 1,000 people moving to Florida every day, pressure is on the healthcare system to keep up with the demand for services. The steady growth in population is driving healthcare organizations across the region to expand and in some cases, build new hospitals. From Wesley Chapel to Fort Myers, cranes are dotting the skyline as construction gets underway to provide more space for patient care. In analyzing seven of those projects, the total value exceeds $1.7 billion. One key figure that proves the boom: health care entities announced plans to build 65 hospitals across the state between 2020 and 2022 — up 225% from 20 hospitals approved from 2016 to 2018.