Category Archives: Health Care

Demand Anticipated for Jobs in Health Care, Retail

Posted on May 10, 2017 by matt ohern

What jobs will be in hot demand in the Richmond region during the next decade? Jobs in the health care and social assistance sector and in the retail industry top the list. For instance, the health care and social assistance … Continue reading →

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Making the Case for Medicare Advantage

Posted on February 15, 2017 by matt ohern

By Kristen Grow Government watchers know there are two parts to federal policy. First, there is the law passed by Congress. Second, there is how agencies implement the law. For Medicare Advantage, congressional support remains robust – but the program’s … Continue reading →

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Cost Cuts Coming in a Post-Obamacare Health System

Posted on February 1, 2017 by matt ohern

The University of Virginia Health System will need to dramatically cut costs to adapt to a post-Obamacare world, Dr. Richard P. Shannon, UVa’s executive vice president for health affairs, said yesterday. As the Daily Progress reports, Shannon briefed members of the … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Do Well Here in Virginia

Posted on January 18, 2017 by matt ohern

The recently released annual analysis of Virginia hospitals by the Thomas Jefferson Institute once again confirms that the hospital industry as a whole here in Virginia continues to do well and that its overall financial health continues to improve. As … Continue reading →

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Should Non-Profit Hospitals Boost Redskins’ Profits?

Posted on August 17, 2016 by matt ohern

Not too long ago, sports facility naming rights were reserved for corporations with big bank accounts and grandiose advertising campaigns: automobile companies, banks, technology giants and beer companies. Now another category of advertiser, a disturbing one, has entered the picture: … Continue reading →

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