also shows how much money there is in the plasma donation business.
"It’s also estimated that households save around $200 million a year in financing costs on borrowed funds thanks to plasma center access."
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Today in , explains why Medicare Advantage star rankings are taking a hit post-pandemic & how hospitals are a big driver of economic activity. healthcare-brew.com/issues/latest
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next time you're headed to surgery, your anesthesiologist may ask about your cannabis use (no you're not in trouble, they're just trying to assess surgery risks)
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Healthcare Brew...on a Friday?!?!
Welcome to our first 3 day week ✨
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I know you all want to learn more about me, so read today's newsletter 😈
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Today's @HealthcareBrew features the whole team! MSK layoffs from @krinstine, a @KathyHochul proposal to bar payers from denying mental health coverage from @ShannonYoung413, and an interview with yours truly written by our fearless leader @aeis17
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Today's features the whole team! MSK layoffs from , a proposal to bar payers from denying mental health coverage from , and an interview with yours truly written by our fearless leader
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disabled folks know the barriers to just getting a physical therapy appointment, let alone having the time and means to attend the appointments.
Seriously...my life could be changed if I had a robot helping with my stretches
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In case anyone is already nostalgic for @CES, fear not for I have created this roundup of some of the coolest/most useful health tech I came across when I was in Vegas earlier this month: healthcare-brew.com/stories/2023/0
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In case anyone is already nostalgic for , fear not for I have created this roundup of some of the coolest/most useful health tech I came across when I was in Vegas earlier this month:
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Got to talk with 's EMS medical director about their initiative to screen ER patients for Type 2 diabetes. Not only is it a good idea to improve community health, it can also save $$$ in the long-run.
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📢 healthcare pros: we wanna feature some of you in a new series!!! If you got some interesting insights, let us hear 'em here. Looking for ppl from all over the industry—pharma, providers, insurers, tech, etc.
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As of the new year I am looking for a new role in social/audience/digital strategy/comms etc! Open to lots of different opportunities, feel free to DM or email: petergslattery3 @ gmail .com
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These are made possible by an FDA rule passed last year allowing hearing aids to be sold OTC without needing an exam from a doc.
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CEO Robert Luna showing the HP Hearing Pros, OTC hearing aids that will be available commercially next month. Says they’ll also covered by Medicare Advantage plans.
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also showed off its continuous patient monitoring device, which it says patients can wear all night at the hospital so they don’t have to be woken up by nurses every couple hours to check vitals. They can also wear it at home so docs can track them remotely.
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CEO Robert Ross says the device is provided to you from your doctor and is covered by insurance, so patients never have to pay for it.
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Currently at CES going on a tour of the digital health booths. So far, a big focus is on remote patient monitoring devices. Here’s showing how it’s device works, taking a patients heart rate remotely.
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anyways, 2022 was insane in many ways, personally and professionally. on the professional front, I'm so excited to see how Healthcare Brew continues to grow in 2023. The results we've seen so far are beyond my wildest. And we have big things planned. Stay tuned! ✨
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last highlight: my typo in the first tweet of this thread. this is why i need and the rest of the copy desk. the true heroes that make all of this possible!
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following the 💸💸 investors are putting in digital health:
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any excuse to incorporate love island into a lede, i'll take it 🫡
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u never forget ur first :') my first story ever published at was about nurses moving to the gig economy, and what that means for hospitals' financial future:
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Well, it's been a year. And though has only been in existence for 16% of the year (yes i did math), I'm immensely proud of the work we've manage to produce.
Some highlights:
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It's that time of year when we look ahead and predict what the shiny new year will bring us
and I talked to digital health experts about where they predict investment $$ will go in 2023.
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Did you think I WOULDN'T find a way to incorporate Lindsay Lohan's triumphant return to film in a healthcare news story lede??
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Investors—including Chriz Moniz from told and I where the $$ in digital health is going next year.
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I got lots of reader feedback when this one was in the newsletter last week. Seems a lot of people don't agree with California's new law. Curious to hear what more medical professionals think?
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Some of my other favorite stories we've published recently:
California recently passed a law making it possible for doctors who spread Covid-19 mis- and disinformation to their patients to face punishment.
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We didn't win a Streamy Award last night but we did win a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award 
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I sat down with recently to chat all things . We talked about how GoodRx is evolving, what it's biggest challenges are, and what other parts of healthcare Doug wants to venture into. Check it out in today's newsletter! healthcare-brew.com/issues/latest
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I am grateful to an incredible editorial team for allowing me to explore my interests, hone my skills, and engage in new projects. Should anyone be looking, I am open to reporting and writing positions (linkedin.com/in/sabrina-san). (4/8)
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In the last 2 days, the false claim that Iran has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death has quickly spread basically unchecked all over social media. It seems to have started with this very confusing and inaccurate newsweek headline from 7 days ago.
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Marketing Brew's premiere one-day marketing event is just getting started!
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Live from the #MarketingBrewSummit, it’s editor @Minda_Smiley kicking things off 
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