Analysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) Last week, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to
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Health Care Redesign
Trump’s drug plan could lower total spending, but increase patient costs, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While a new proposal from the Trump administration may lead to reductions in
Read MoreGoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Scrolling through the GoFundMe website reveals seemingly an endless number of people who
Read MoreHospitals posting prices online is the first step in creating comparison shopping and competition
The CMS Administrator Seema Verma says hospitals posting prices on line is only a first step in creating comparison shopping
Read MoreHospital-owned drug company attracts 12 more health systems
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twelve additional health systems have joined Civica Rx, a nonprofit company formed by hospitals to
Read MoreMedicaid ‘Buy-In’ Could Be a New Health Care Option for the Uninsured
(By Michael Ollove for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Even as calls for “Medicare for All” grow
Read MoreHow Helping Patients Get Good Care At Home Helps Rural Hospitals Survive
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, for Kaiser Health News) Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients
Read MoreBest Buy has quietly grown a home healthcare business: 4 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Best Buy acquired mobile device and emergency call service GreatCall for $800 million
Read MoreMedicaid Plans Cover Doctors’ Visits, Hospital Care — And Now Your GED
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped
Read MoreGoogle is quietly infiltrating medicine — but what rules will it play by?
(By Michael L. Millenson for STAT) With nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online for health-related information, it’s no wonder
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