Heavy Use Of CT Scans Raises Concerns About Patients’ Exposure To Radiation
(By – Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News) Jean Hanvik decided that enough was enough. When a painful intestinal inflammation
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Month: January 2016
Hospitals Required To Keep Caregivers In The Loop
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) Diana Matsushima cares for both her husband and sister-in-law full time, giving them
Read MoreVisualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) This Visualizing Health Policy infographic charts recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. Between 1999
Read MoreNew Kaiser/New York Times Survey Finds One in Five Working-Age Americans With Health Insurance Report Problems Paying Medical Bills
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Among the Insured with Medical Bill Problems, 63% Report Using Up Most or All Their
Read MoreCleveland Pressures Hospitals To Keep ERs Open To All Ambulances
(By – Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream, via Kaiser health News) When East Cleveland’s emergency medical squad gets called to treat
Read MoreMore Employers Offer Plans That Provide Lump Sums For Critical Illnesses
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Insurance policies that pay a lump sum if workers get cancer or another
Read MoreDo You Speak Health Insurance? It’s Not Easy.
(By – Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio, via Kaiser health News) Solicit opinions about health insurance and you’re almost guaranteed
Read MoreObamacare Insurers Sweeten Plans With Free Doctor Visits
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) Health insurers in several big cities will take some pain out of doctor
Read MoreBernie Sanders Questioned on Affordability of Medicare Issues
Speaking at a round table session in Londonderry, New Hampshire, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders fielded questions about his opposition of
Read MoreSurgical Outcomes at Rural Hospitals Questioned
Critical access hospitals (generally, smaller rural facilities) may pose a greater risk, especially for orthopedic surgeries, than larger hospitals, according to
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