By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News, February 8, 2022. . The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for… Read More
Article Summary: A new study conducted by AHIP shows hospitals and doctors’ offices charge patients more for specialty drugs compared to specialty pharmacies. By Robert King, Fierce Healthcare, Feb 17, 2022. Hospitals on average charge… Read More
Article Summary: An insurer refused to pay bills related to the premature birth of the Bull family’s twins because it said their delivery wasn’t an emergency and their stays in the NICU weren’t medically necessary…. Read More
The No Surprises Act protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services, non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and services from...
I’ve got a friend, I’ll call him George, who, for several months, experienced an intense pain on his side. Turned out to be a kidney stone. George had dealt with them before and passed each… Read More
Article Summary: Problems with California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program is preventing thousands of patients from getting their medications. By Samantha Young, KHN, Feb 09, 2022. A month into its debut, California’s new Medicaid prescription… Read More
Article Summary: Researchers have identified potential sources of bias in predictive models for disease onset, likelihood of hospitalization and medication adherence. By Rebecca Torrence, Fierce Healthcare, Feb 08, 2022. Machine learning has numerous potential applications… Read More
Article Summary: Federal inspectors found serious problems with the HeartWare heart pump, but agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continued paying to implant it in patients. By… Read More
By Jeffrey Kahntroff and Rochelle Watson, AMA Journal of Ethics, Jan. 2009. Gabino Olvera is a 42-year-old man who is mentally ill, paraplegic, and homeless. He was dropped off by Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in… Read More
Knowing which mask to pick and making sure it’s not a fake requires the sleuthing skills of a forensic investigator. Our guide can help. By Tara Parker-Pope, Jan. 14, 2022. The New York Times. The… Read More