High health care costs hurting insured and uninsured
March 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky
A new report indicates it’s not just the uninsured who are delaying medical care due to cost concerns.
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A new report indicates it’s not just the uninsured who are delaying medical care due to cost concerns.
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A new report claims doctors-in-training aren’t being taught the skills they need to create truly safe environments for patients.
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Clinicians have some room for creatively using approved medical tools to meet patients’ needs. But one dentist took that freedom too far.
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The number of doctors’ malpractice payments made in 2009 dropped for the fifth consecutive year.
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Efforts to form a nurse’s union at two hospitals have led to union-busting complaints by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Cash-strapped states and local governments are turning to non-profit organizations for more revenue. Many hospitals and health centers could take the brunt of it.
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It’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care?
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Emergency department staff who didn’t know — or didn’t follow — standard procedure were found responsible for the loss of a patient.
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So far, at least 369 patients of one hospital have learned they didn’t need the stents their cardiologist implanted.
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A new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate.
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