More 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
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Health Care – General
Should 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
Read More4 trends in health care that were pioneered in homeless medicine
(By Shannor Seerval for STAT) BOSTON — To make health care more accessible and higher quality, insurers and providers are experimenting
Read MoreCalifornia Doctors And Hospitals Tussle Over Role Of Nurse-Midwives
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) A California bill that would allow certified nurse-midwives to practice independently is pitting
Read MoreTrending Now (Unfortunately)–Obesity
There is a a “growing correlation between obesity rates and those applying for SSI and SSDI,” accoridng to a report
Read MoreOne Patient Equals Two Patient When it comes to Opiate Addiction
Some doctors and their staff are finding the health insurance prior authorization process to treat patients with opiate addiction it’s
Read MoreShould science fraudsters have to serve jail time?
(By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus for STAT) In the past decade, only three scientists in the United States have
Read MoreDepressed Teen’s Struggle To Find Mental Health Care In Rural California
(By April Dembosky, KQED, for Kaiser Health News) There was a hot pink suitcase on the floor of Shariah Vroman-Nagy’s bedroom. The
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