The persisting paradox of men’s health
A new Lancet series argues for investigating why men experience worse health outcomes than women. STAT’s Annalisa Merelli covers boys’ and men’s health across reproductive care, screening, and mental health. Separately, Intuitive Health, a private equity-backed operator of about 50 hybrid ER–urgent care clinics, has billed many patients for ER services after simple visits—examples include roughly $1,756 for a UTI on top of $211 paid at the clinic and about $7,000 ($2,100 after insurance) for congestion and cough; Tara Bannow found signed upgrade forms were far from standard. A federal judge in Massachusetts rejected the federal government’s definition of “medical frailty,” ruling states did not have enough time to assess eligibility status.
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