Study Says FluMist Vaccine Does Indeed Work, Contradicting CDC
(By Tara Haelle for NPR) It came as a surprise this June when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Health Care – General
Hidden Plan Exclusions May Leave Gaps In Women’s Care, Study Finds
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language
Read MoreBon Secours vendor breach affects 655k patients
(By Akanksha Jayanthi for Becker’s Hospital Review) Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System is notifying patients of a potential data
Read MoreRace, Ethnicity Affect Kids’ Access To Mental Health Care, Study Finds
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at
Read MoreUS babies born addicted to opioids has tripled in 15 years, CDC says
(By Casey Ross for STAT) The number of babies being born in the United States addicted to opioids has tripled
Read MoreFed Up With Insurance, Doctors Bolt the System to Get More Patient Time
(By David Gorn, KQED for NPR) Dr. Lorraine Page, believe it or not, makes housecalls. One place she makes calls on is
Read MoreMore Small, Midsized Firms Choose To Pay Workers’ Medical Costs Directly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Instead of buying a health insurance policy to cover their workers, a growing
Read MoreShould Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless”
Read MoreHospitals are throwing out organs and denying transplants to meet federal standards
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Hospitals across the United States are throwing away less-than-perfect organs and denying the sickest people lifesaving transplants
Read More‘Lost In Translation:’ Hospitals’ Language Service Capacity Doesn’t Always Match Need
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Luis Ascanio, 61, works as a medical interpreter at La Clinica del
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