Summary: Lucille Brooks, a retiree who lives in Pittsford, New York, was sued in 2020 for nearly $8,000 by a nursing home that had taken care of her brother. The nursing home dropped the case… Read More
Article Summary: Preventive screenings like mammograms may be free, but follow-up tests can be expensive to patients seeking further treatments. By Michelle Andrews, KHN, Jun 14, 2022. When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200… Read More
Article Summary: Patients are still using recalled Philips Respironics BiPAP and CPAP machines as they still have months to go before a potential replacement will be available. By Emily Alpert Reyes, LA Times, Jun 23,… Read More
Article Summary: This article discusses the medical debt of a diabetic patient who faced medical emergency and financial struggles. By Noam N. Levey, KHN, Jun 16, 2022. Nick Woodruff, 37, Binghamton, New York Approximate Medical… Read More
Article Summary: This article offers practical advice in facing medical debt and various ways in which we can avoid it. By Yuki Noguchi, NPR, July 01, 2022. Lori Mangum was 32 when apple-sized tumors sprouted...
Article Summary: Affordable care act covers preventive care in patients, but some gaps need to be filled. By Julie Appleby, KHN, Jul 06, 2022. An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In...
By Julie Kliger, May 16, 2022. Do you know what you need to know? Most people, it turns out, have no idea what to do when one of their family members (or themselves) lands in… Read More
Article Summary: Many hospital medication cabinets can be searched by inputting only a few letters which results in a drug mix-up and causes patient harm. By Brett Kelman, KHN, Apr 29, 2022. More than four… Read More
While we live in a time of great medical advances, serious medical mistakes take an enormous number of lives. By the last count, independent studies suggest that between 200,000 and 400,000 people die each year in...
On any given day, one in every 31 hospital patients has an infection that was contracted during their stay, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections and other complications can prolong hospital… Read More