This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Krystal Pulaski, a 24-year-old physical therapy assistant who lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I earned a BS in kinesiology in May 2023, and then I graduated with an Associate of Applied Science degree in January 2025. After passing the National
Hospitals are notorious for bad food. When patients eat poorly, it can increase the price of their stay by 30%. Malnourishment costs the US healthcare system billions each year. But offering good food isn’t easy. Many hospitals operate on negative margins. Some have a budget of as little as $4 per patient meal according to
Disney is joining other big-name companies in curbing employee benefits, a move that comes as healthcare costs rise. Starting next year, the entertainment giant will no longer offer medical insurance plans to US employees’ spouses if their spouses have jobs that provide such coverage, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. Employees’ other dependents won’t
UK-based healthcare billing software maker Craneware is responding to a cyberattack in which hackers stole a “significant volume” of customer data from its systems, the company said Monday. The company said the hackers appear to have been kicked out of its systems, but its investigation into the breach is ongoing, according to a statement filed
Editor’s note: In February 2025, Business Insider wrote about a medical professional named “Daniel” who was secretly juggling two full-time remote jobs and was on track to earn around $280,000. (Daniel is a pseudonym, but Business Insider has verified his identity and employment.) read that history here. In a recent interview, Daniel shared how his
If you want a job you’ll love, you might consider working in healthcare or doing a lot of calculations. A recent Monster review of jobs in eight categories found that healthcare workers, math and data science professionals, and science technicians scored the highest in workplace experience. Monster based the rankings on compensation, work culture, job
