Hospitals’ uncompensated care costs jumped to $38.3B in 2016: 3 findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals nationwide saw uncompensated care costs increase 7.3 percent in 2016, according an
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CRISPR hits a snag: Our immune systems may attack the treatment
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A new paper points to a previously unknown hurdle for scientists racing to develop therapies
Read MoreHow Medicare works with employer health insurance
In Karin price Mueller’s column, she answers a reader’s question on balancing employer health insurance plan and Medicare. Read her answer
Read MoreIs Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) The thinking about problem drinking and alcoholism has changed. It’s no longer considered a black-and-white,
Read MoreAn Opioid Remedy That Works: Treat Pain And Addiction At The Same Time
(By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio in reporting partnership with NPR, Colorado Public Radio and Kaiser Health News) Seven years
Read MoreRunning On Empty: CHIP Funding Could Run Out Jan. 19 For Some States
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Some states are facing a mid-January loss of funding for their Children’s Health
Read MoreCare Suffers As More Nursing Homes Feed Money Into Corporate Webs
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When one of Martha Jane Pierce’s sons peeled back the
Read MoreAt life’s end, an unconventional therapy puts a woman at ease
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) Nothing was ever easy in this woman’s life. She felt trapped — trapped in a
Read More8-fold price difference for knee surgery exists between Minnesota hospitals
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Minnesota Department of Health uncovered “huge swings” in pricing across four common procedures performed
Read MoreFewer Americans are getting cancer and more are surviving the disease
The American Cancer Society released a recent report stating cancer deaths dropped to 158.6 per 100,000 people in 2015. Although
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