5 states with the highest out-of-pocket healthcare spending
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Colorado has the highest annual out-of-pocket healthcare spending per family, according to a
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Month: September 2017
As Loyal Blood Donors Age, Industry Is Out For Young Blood
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) When Corinne Standefer retires as a volunteer from the Lane Bloodworks in Eugene,
Read MoreCongress’ Cold Shoulder Sends Shivers Through Community Health Centers
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) One community health center in New York has frozen hiring. Another in Missouri
Read MoreThe GOP Repeal Bill Is Imploding. Here Are 5 Things Left Hanging On Obamacare.
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Republicans officially pulled the plug on their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace
Read MoreSearching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Himanshu Patel ran a convenience store in Georgia until about a year ago, when his
Read MoreOIG: Medicare overpaid acute care hospitals $51.6M
(By Morgan Haefner Becker’s Hospital Review) Acute care hospitals owe Medicare $51.6 million and patients $14.4 million due to inappropriate
Read MoreTexas balance billing legislation takes effect: 3 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas legislation balance billing legislation is now in effect across the state, according
Read MoreNeed An MRI? Anthem Directs Most Outpatients To Independent Centers
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer
Read MoreBiggest Flash Points In The Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill
(By Nancy Shute for NPR) If Senate Republicans vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, it
Read MoreMoney-Saving Offer For Medicare’s Late Enrollees Is Expiring. Can They Buy Time?
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Many older Americans who have Affordable Care Act insurance policies are going to
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