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Avoidable deaths during COVID-19 associated with chronic hospital nurse understaffing
A new study published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies showed that individuals with COVID-19 were more likely to die in hospitals that were chronically understaffed before the pandemic. This study is one of ...
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California becomes latest state to try capping health care spending
California's Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health care spending.
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Why is Florida stripping children of health insurance?
To appreciate just how little the state of Florida cares for its children, look no further than the state's arguments for kicking more kids off KidCare, a low-cost health insurance program.
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Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule
The Biden administration is pushing to prevent medical debt from being considered in most decisions made over whether someone qualifies to rent an apartment, buy a car or take on a mortgage.
Jun 12, 2024
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Study indicates positive outcomes for new approach to Medicare/Medicaid dual enrollment
Navigating the complexity of either Medicare or Medicaid is challenging. Those challenges are compounded for people enrolled in both programs.
Jun 11, 2024
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Q&A: Emergency care can help patients get health insurance and unclaimed benefits for food, rent
Every year, at least $60 billion in public benefits goes unused nationally. That means tax relief, health insurance, and help with food, housing, and transportation never reach people they are intended for.
Jun 11, 2024
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New study reveals cost-effectiveness of pediatric readiness in emergency departments
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open demonstrates that adhering to national pediatric care guidelines in emergency departments (EDs) not only saves children's lives but also ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Washington medical cannabis users get break from the nation's highest pot taxes
Thanks to a new state law, Washingtonians with a medical cannabis card can get a break from the nation's highest tax on the drug.
Jun 11, 2024
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Fresno health care system, doctor group settle over 'unprecedented neurosurgeon walkout'
After a 2020 dispute between Fresno's biggest health care system and a physicians group put in jeopardy the central San Joaquin Valley's only Level I trauma center status, the two sides have reached a settlement following ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Cameroon or Canada? Poorly paid doctors and nurses are choosing to leave. That's common in Africa
After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Opioid giant's tactics to influence doctors revealed in court documents
Opioid giant Mallinckrodt, selling more than Purdue Pharma in the US, was forced by the courts to publish more than 1.3 million internal documents.
Jun 10, 2024
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Baltimore City wins $45 million settlement with Allergan, seeks billions in suits vs. other opioid distributors
Baltimore went its own way and has won the first leg of a potentially billion-dollar lawsuit against opioid distributors.
Jun 10, 2024
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Older, poorer, Black, Medicaid beneficiaries less likely to be placed on liver transplant lists: Study
A new, healthy liver offers the best survival for patients with early-stage liver cancer. But a new study, led by Katie Ross-Driscoll, Ph.D., MPH, of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine Department ...
Jun 10, 2024
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An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals
Facing ongoing concerns about rural hospital closures, Capitol Hill lawmakers have introduced a spate of proposals to fix a federal program created to keep lifesaving services in small towns nationwide.
Jun 10, 2024
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Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women
Obesity and excess weight gain, traditionally perceived as health issues predominantly affecting high-income countries, are now increasingly prevalent in low and middle-income regions.
Jun 10, 2024
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Presidential election could decide fate of extra Obamacare subsidies
When Cassie Cox ended up in the emergency room in January, the Bainbridge, Georgia, resident was grateful for the Obamacare insurance policy she had recently selected for coverage in 2024.
Jun 10, 2024
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Resisting the backlash against equity in medicine will improve health outcomes for all
A backlash against EDIA (equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility) is gripping Canadian medicine. This is no surprise for a historically conservative institution, but as a family physician who has dedicated more than ...
Jun 9, 2024
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Research identifies issues with booking new appointments at clinics for cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of Michigan are finding that many patients may be encountering significant barriers to cancer care, even from their first phone call to a clinic.
Jun 8, 2024
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Secure access to food and water is decreasing for US children, research finds
Between 2005 and 2020, the number of children facing simultaneous water and food insecurity in the United States more than doubled. Additionally, Black and Hispanic children were several times more likely than white children ...
Jun 7, 2024
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