Mutual Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FHLC – Get Rating) by 39.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,209 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,327 shares during the quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC’s holdings in the Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF were worth $320,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of FHLC. Beaumont Capital Management LLC grew its stake in the Fidelity…
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The high cost of giving birth even with insurance
Qthe burden of high health care costs and medical debt in the US is no secret. Medical debt affects one in five adults in the US, with an average burden of more than $20,000 for each medical debtor. As primary care physicians, we frequently witness the effects of these financial burdens, particularly for our older or sicker patients with expensive medical conditions.
However, new research we published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that medical debt is also common in a younger and healthier population: women who have just had a baby.
In a sample of more…
Friday Health Plans of Nevada taken over by state regulators
A district court judge has ordered that a health insurance company that covers 2,805 Nevadans be placed in receivership under the control of the state Division of Insurance.
Day-to-day operations of Friday Health Plans will now be handled by the Division of Insurance. The insurer’s policies are still in effect and the court order, which was issued June 12, prohibits providers from denying health services.
The Division of Insurance first requested receivership for Friday Health Plans on June 1 after it received “inconsistent financial filings” from the company.
Friday Health Plans supported the move for regulators to take over its…
Estate Planning: 5 Things to Consider
If you are preparing to draft your estate plan with your estate planning attorney, there are a variety of issues that you will need to think about before your documents can be finalized.
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Prior to drafting your estate plan, we recommend that you give some thought to the following items:
How do you want your money and assets handled if you die? Do you want any restrictions? If you are married,…
How Do I Update My Compliance Risk Assessment?
Compliance Risk Assessments are critically important in healthcare practices. When used correctly, they can save entities from fines, problems and consequences.
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While almost everyone is familiar with a HIPAA Risk Assessment, many practices have not completed a full Compliance Risk Assessment.
A Compliance Risk Assessment is a process for healthcare entities to determine what risks exist, evaluate potential risks and focus resources to address the most significant risks.
Compliance Risk Assessments…
New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human well-being
Credit: Martin Dallimer/University of Kent
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and well-being, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering well-being gains equating to substantial health care cost-savings, when scaled-up across populations.
Published in Nature Sustainabilitythe Kent-led study, which is part of the project Relating Subjective Well-being to Biodiversity (RELATE), set out to understand which components of nature and biodiversity play a particular role in human well-being.
The team, which was led by Professor Zoe Davies, analyzed the effects of species’ traits, based on people’s feedback following a series of workshops, to identify…
The Power of Time – PHE America
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Dr. Aubrey Shaw [right] with her mentor, Dr. Sharon Stoll
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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field…
New TGH freestanding emergency room boosts access to care and creates jobs as part of the $550 million expansion
TGH expanding health care access
Tampa General Hospital is expanding health care access, hoping to serve the underserved. Kylie Jones reports.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa General Hospital is expanding healthcare access as the Bay Area grows rapidly.
TGH is opening a freestanding emergency department on W. Kennedy Blvd. It’s the hospital system’s third emergency department, joining one in Brandon and the main hospital’s level-one trauma center.
The 15,000-square-foot emergency department will have full-service access for adults and children.
“Which is going to really complement our level-one trauma center by having more capacity for, sort of lower acuity work,” said John…