Nursing Home Disaster Plans Often Faulted As ‘Paper Tigers’
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk
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Month: September 2017
ACA repeal in 11 days? 10 things to know Tuesday about the Graham-Cassidy bill
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The ACA repeal bill proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Bill
Read MorePennsylvania governor delays payment to managed care organizations amid budget impasse
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pennsylvania is temporarily defaulting on $1.2 billion owed to eight state-contracted managed care
Read More22 healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2017
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals and
Read MoreWhen Irma Arrived, Most Florida Health Care Facilities Were Ready
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Another hurricane, another health care horror story. At least that’s how it looked when eight patients
Read MoreAs Care Shifts From Hospital To Home, Guarding Against Infection Falls To Families
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Angela Cooper arrived home from work to discover her daughter’s temperature had spiked
Read MorePhysician who researches price transparency at Harvard: My experience price shopping for care was terrible
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ateev Mehrotra, MD, an associate professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard
Read MoreMedicare Health Plans Members Are Unsure if their Plans Offer Telemedicine
In a survey by HealthMine of 500 Medicare health consumers, found that 57 percent of members aged 65 plus said
Read MoreCalifornia Drug Price Bill Sweeping In Scope, Lacking In Muscle
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Health Line produced by Kaiser Health News) A California bill headed to the governor’s desk may be
Read MoreWithout Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. — Hospital pharmacist Mandy Langston remembers when Lulabelle Berry
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