Gretchen Morgenson reports for NBC News.com on a medical director fired after exposing the risks of emergency treatment at his hospital in Kansas City. Inadequate staffing jeopardized patient...
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FDA hides information on deadly heart pump and threatens patient...
Neil Bedi reports for ProPublica on the FDA’s failure to protect patient safety in allowing a sometimes deadly heart pump to remain on the market and a new congressional investigation of the...
Warning: An air ambulance ride could cost $489,000
How much could you be charged if you take an air ambulance? For sure, many times what it actually costs. Julie Appleby reports for Kaiser Health News on a man who was charged $489,000 for his air...
How Connecticut Eliminated Capitated Managed Care in Medicaid
A talk presented by Sheldon Toubman, then with New Haven Legal Assistance Association edited Transcript – February 2019 In 2012, Connecticut replaced managed care organizations (MCOs) in its...
Roundup: 2022 Medicare benefits and more
We’re already three months into the new year. It seems time to put together all the information you might need to be on top of your Medicare health care costs and how to save money in...
Biden administration overlooks importance of informal caregivers...
Back in February, the Biden administration proposed a series of nursing home reforms, many of which could help significantly to improve nursing home quality. But, shockingly, the administration does...
Private equity-owned hospice and home health agencies drive up...
Jake Johnson writes for Common Dreams about a new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project that focuses on private equity’s “disastrous” hold on home health care and...
High deductible health plans are a barrier to care for working...
Corporate health insurers can use a range of tactics to make it seem that they are offering you more at less cost. One such tactic relies on high deductibles to keep premiums down so that the health...
What’s a durable power of attorney?
A durable power of attorney is a legal document that allows you to name someone to help with your financial affairs whenever you would like and if you become unable to handle them yourself. The...
MedPAC blasts Medicare Advantage
Every year, most members of Congress send a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services filled with misinformation, drafted by the trade association for the health insurance companies...