The privacy and security of patient health information is a top priority for patients and their families, health care providers and professionals, and the government. Federal laws require many of the key persons and organizations...
What To Do If You Feel Like You’ve Been Misdiagnosed By Your Doctor. Each year, 12 million people are misdiagnosed by doctors, according to the National Academy of Medicine, which can lead to further development of potentially...
That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact. Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe...
By Virgil Dickson, Modern Healthcare, October 10, 2018. . Texas General Hospital in Grand Prairie, Texas, is at risk of being kicked out of the Medicare and Medicaid programs after the CMS found it to… Read More
No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal, but the toll is enormous. By Fred Schulte, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune. Shana Dorsey… Read More
By Katie Thomas, The New York Times. A lawsuit filed Monday accused three makers of insulin of conspiring to drive up the prices of their lifesaving drugs, harming patients who were being asked to pay for… Read More
From The Institute for Health and Socio-Economic Policy. Since the United States does not regulate prescription drug prices, Americans are forced to pay the price that the pharmaceutical industry chooses to charge. This often causes… Read More
By Kelly Gooch, Beckers Hospital Review. A recent investigation by the U.S. Office of Inspector General found between 2014 and 2016, Medicare Advantage organizations overturned 75 percent of their preauthorization and payment denials upon appeal. The OIG’s… Read More
By Fred Schulte, KHN News. One of the nation’s largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegation that it helped Medicare Advantage insurance plans cheat the government for several years. The settlement… Read More
The high price of healthcare affects all of us. In fact, one recent study found that medical bills are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Insured Americans struggle with high deductibles, relentless monthly premiums and unforeseen...