Article Summary: Nearly 12% of opioid prescriptions dispensed to adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 21 years were also considered high risk because they exceeded recommended daily dosages of opioids. By Katie Adams, Becker’s… Read More
By Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz. The New York Times, Aug. 22, 2021. This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with… Read More
“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant. By Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, Aug. 21, 2021. Cyndy… Read More
By EMINE YÜCEL, NPR, June 13, 2021. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital who were suing the hospital system over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. In a… Read More
Up to 440,000 people are dying each year from preventable medical errors in hospitals, and more than 500,000 people are bankrupted by predatory medical bills. APRA is fighting to stop these preventable deaths and bankruptcies…. Read More
By Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times, July 24, 2021. SAN FRANCISCO — The article that appeared online on Feb. 9 began with a seemingly innocuous question about the legal definition of vaccines. Then over its… Read More
A personal story of fighting the villains of the healthcare “non-system”. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on throughout the US and the world at large, doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals alike are being hailed… Read More...
By Christine Emello, Ballard Spahr, LLP, June 17, 2021. State legislatures in New Mexico and Nevada enacted laws this session targeting medical debt collections. Both laws have been signed by the states’ Governors and take effect… Read More
Website and Application Terms and Conditions of Use The following terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern your use of this website or application, and any content made available from or through this website,… Read More
American Patient Rights Association Legal Statement The text, video, and other information (the “Content”) provided on the American Patient Rights Association Website is for informational purposes only and is not comprehensive for any one topic…. Read More