mlapick_healthcare

Michael LaPick

Healthcare/Medicare data researcher 📊
New Paltz '12
Drummer
Buffalo Bills Fan

[Healthcare.com @HealthCareInc]

Over 1 in 3 Americans suffers from medical debt. And most knowingly take on the debt for their health. Read all of the results we found in our latest survey: https://t.co/Pc5PByq9xh #healthcare #Medical #bankruptcy #debt

[HealthCareInsider @HCInsider_Data]

Half the Country Skipping Medical Services.

Our new HealthCareInsider survey explores the reasons why.

Dental treatments 23%, vision (20%), and preventive medicine (14%) topped the list of skipped services.

https://t.co/LZrp1eFOA9

[Sandhya Raman @SandhyaWrites]

Pretty stark chart from the White House COVID briefing today re: hospitalizations

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

Remote Worker Migration: Don't overlook the geo differences in #healthcare
The pandemic drove a surplus of New Yorkers to the warm, sunny shores of #Florida but the lower cost of living comes with a notable tradeoff.

@EmPayneALM #remotework #COVID19

https://t.co/uM9cvqss7k

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

Shout out to @GoodRx 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[Zen Sammich, J.D. @ZenSammich]

Who is old enough to get this?

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

What are the top states for #LongTermCare as Biden proposes changes to improve?

New @Medicare_Guide study finds Calif, Minn, and
Wash to lead the nation.

MT, WY and SD trail at the bottom. Check out our methodology, data viz's, and expert analysis.

https://t.co/IFUVSW7j8F

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

Thank you @Iceman_Hof for sharing your breathing techniques with the world! #biohacking #breathe

[Healthcare.com @HealthCareInc]

Americans Are Flocking To Other Countries For Medical Procedures

@writesands via @forbes takes a look at the medical travel industry's rebound and where Americans are going besides Bangkok and Tijuana to save money.

https://t.co/0qVYWdciwK

[McKnight's Senior Living @_McKnightsSL]

Although #COVID19 deaths in #assistedlivingcommunities and #skillednursingfacilities have declined sharply in recent months, low #vaccination rates are leading to a rise in #COVID19variants, hindering an end to the #pandemic, according to researchers.
https://t.co/ppKQ15rEGY

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

An increasing # of older Americans are traveling abroad for dental work to avoid heavy out-of-pocket costs.

Will the Biden Admin add Dental benefits to #Medicare?

i.e. Americans can save up to 68% on a dental implant..avg US $3,913.

Full Analysis⬇️

https://t.co/Nw6GoOkl5z

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

@JazzShaw Pandemic is over apparently.

[@charlesgaba.com ✡️ at Bluesky @charles_gaba]

Welp. I think that's the first 50K+ day in awhile...

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

In Mexico, root canals are 80% cheaper & in vitro fertilization 75.5%. Bangkok, Cancun, Tijuana are hotspots, others include:
- Los Algodones, Mexico: for full arch reconstruction & dental implants.
- Bogota, Colombia: nose jobs
- Pasay, Philippines: hip replacements

[BenefitsPRO @Benefits_PRO]

International medical travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels https://t.co/1RHWHnEZXT

[mlapick_healthcare @Mlapick_HC_Data]

In Mexico, root canals are 80% cheaper & in vitro fertilization 75.5%. Bangkok, Cancun, Tijuana are hotspots, others include:
- Los Algodones, Mexico: for full arch reconstruction & dental implants.
- Bogota, Colombia: nose jobs
- Pasay, Philippines: hip replacements

[Healthcare.com @HealthCareInc]

The #medicaltravel industry is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels. Spending rose 20% to 50%. Where are Americans traveling abroad to & for what?

They're saving 50-80% on medical and dental procedures. Full analysis below w/ U.S.-Mexico cost comparison:

https://t.co/Nuj0pD6B8V

[dgrunebaum_healthcare @DgrunebaumH]

Affordable Care Act premiums shot up as market concentration rose, then both dropped in tandem. We explored how the mechanics of capitalism shape Obamacare. https://t.co/zp2yUZS6h3 #ACA #ObamaCare

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

The Trump administration issued far-reaching rules requiring hospitals to be transparent about their prices, but the result has been a tangled mess of often useless numbers.

In a new executive order, President Biden may be signaling an effort to give the rules more teeth.

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

The #COVID19 pandemic has killed about 0.9% of U.S. residents ages 65 and older -- and cut the number of U.S. 0-year-olds by more than 4%... https://t.co/BovmUkcLKw

[CDC @CDCgov]

New: CDC’s COVID Data Tracker now displays trends in people in the U.S. who have gotten vaccinated along with trends in cases, by age group. In all age groups, as #COVID19 vaccination rates went up, cases went down. See the data: https://t.co/omJ4anixwd.