According to the CDC, 10.5% of the U.S. population has diabetes, with 26.8 million adults diagnosed and 7.3 million undiagnosed. That is just over one in 10 people! In addition, 34.5% of adults have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar level is above normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Patients with …
A federal government rule requiring hospitals to display their prices for “shoppable” medical services went into effect in January 2021. The rule, which doesn’t apply to outpatient settings like ours, aims to improve price competition by revealing how much procedures will cost. Ideally, the rule will help patients make informed decisions about their health care. At Surgical Healing Arts Center, …