AT THIS HOUR

20: The number of healthcare payer priorities ranked and unveiled next Friday the 13th at high noon during our preview of the 2025 payer index, the 20th edition, which, if you want a hint, has a theme interspersed throughout the rankings – the sandwich generation. Click here to register.

Science: Attitudes about death have changed over the years as we can live much longer and as our healthcare has improved, and as events like this week’s tragedy in New York City hit us. Research here.

Sport: Coach Rick Hauk used to always ask us why we were passing the ball to the other team, then sometimes he’d break a smile and maybe pat you on the back and encourage you to run your hardest. He sure had a way and even though Coach Hauk’s Parkinson’s took his nerves at the end, the disease didn’t take the impact he made …. story here.

Policy: Musicians on call are emerging players in the move to make healthcare value based. This group of volunteer performers bedside sing to kids with cancer, people at the end of life, those in inpatient mental health facilities, and people in memory care centers.  Full story.

Perspective: On the way home last night WRCH 100.5’s Dottie revealed the secret word (“Sugarplum”) for this morning’s $105 giveaway, so I did what any of you obviously would….essay here.

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