Mar 12 Watch 3:00 Surprise medical bills are stacking up for many adults By PBS News Hour One in three American adults who have private health insurance coverage are hit with surprise medical bills they thought were covered by insurance, which can range from a few hundreds dollars to tens of thousands for an operation. Time Magazine's… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:18 Pediatric guidelines now urge holistic health and wellbeing checks By PBS News Hour New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics released Wednesday recommend that, during routine checkups, physicians also screen children for signs of poverty. The move is part of a larger effort to improve mental health and physical development in adolescents. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 9:18 After tragic mistake, rural hospital transforms into model of success By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Since 2010, more than 50 rural hospitals have closed across the country, and hundreds more are at risk. But Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, is surviving -- and thriving. Prompted by a tragic medical failure seven years ago,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Don’t overlook Medicare’s low-income support programs By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 8:43 Small towns watch aging hospitals shutter By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News In rural communities across the country, health care is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity. More than 50 rural hospitals have closed nationwide since 2010, and hundreds more teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. It’s a trend driven by falling revenues… Continue watching
Feb 24 Your Medicare tax dollars at work By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions. Continue reading
Feb 24 HealthCare.gov ‘passive’ on heading off fraud By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president's health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report due out Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:50 Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities By PBS News Hour In a city renowned for medical schools and research, there's a striking contrast in the dismal health and life expectancy in some Baltimore neighborhoods. There's a deep distrust of the medical system among many African-American residents, dating back to the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Quest for blood pressure cuff highlights inequality By Rachel Bluth and Capital News Service The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood pressure cuff, so Adams set out to buy one. For Adams, who lives in West Baltimore, that meant four bus rides, a stop for a doctor's signature, two visits to a… Continue reading
Feb 05 Fact-checking the 5th Democratic debate By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by… Continue reading