Sep 24 New report claims gender gaps for U.S. military health care and other services By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new report says the Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not doing enough to help women who serve in the military. It comes as the number of women in the military is increasing dramatically. Continue reading
Sep 22 Why so many people die in hospitals instead of at home By Fred Mogul, WNYC Specialists at the Dartmouth Healthcare Atlas maintain that one of the main drivers of this phenomenon is quantity: people end up in hospitals here so often, they say, because this region simply has a lot of hospital beds. Continue reading
Sep 19 Adults with autism locked out of health coverage due to age limits By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Unfortunately, once someone with autism turns 21, “they fall off a cliff,” says Lorri Unumb, vice president of state government affairs at Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization. “It’s the next big frontier that’s got to be addressed.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 Ex-VA doctor says the Phoenix Veterans hospital report 'minimizes the scandal' By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Dr. Samuel Foote, a former clinic director for the VA in Phoenix, said a report by the department's inspector general appears designed to "minimize the scandal and protect its perpetrators rather than to provide the truth."… Continue reading
Sep 17 Rise of Catholic insurance plans raises questions about contraceptive coverage By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Catholic and other religious hospitals and universities have been arguing in federal court for much of the past two years that they shouldn’t have to offer or facilitate birth control as part of their employee health plans because it violates… Continue reading
Sep 16 Congressional investigators say HealthCare.gov must strengthen security By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Nonpartisan congressional investigators say the HealthCare.gov website has significant security weaknesses that could put Americans' personal information at risk. Continue reading
Sep 15 Thousands risk losing aid for health care premiums By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Thousands of consumers risk losing financial aid for health care premiums under President Barack Obama's law unless they clear up lingering questions about their incomes, administration officials said Monday. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch How doctor-owned outpatient medical centers differ from hospitals By PBS News Hour Outpatient medical centers perform 23 million surgeries in the U.S. per year. The death of comedian Joan River from complications after surgery has prompted investigation of how these clinics operate. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg News about… Continue watching
Sep 08 Rise in ER visits after Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new study finds that many people newly covered by Medicaid under the federal health law are seeking treatment in hospital emergency rooms. That's one of the most expensive settings for health care. Continue reading
Sep 08 Rural Americans in danger of being left behind by health coverage By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Though millions of people signed up for private insurance or Medicaid in the first year of the Affordable Care Act, millions of others did not. Many live in rural areas where people “face more barriers,” said Laurie Martin, a RAND… Continue reading