Jun 10 Watch Unexpected legislature resignation tips Virginia fight over Medicaid expansion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Reverse incentives of VA health care made fixing the numbers easier than fixing the system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 06 New $30 million study will examine devastating senior falls By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News More than 18,000 seniors died as the result of falls in 2010, and thousands more are injured every year, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation’s largest and most intensive study of how to best… Continue reading
Jun 03 Some rape victims still pay for medical services related to their assault By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Federal law seeks to keep sexual assault victims from paying for forensic exams, but in some states they may have to cover tests and treatment for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. Continue reading
May 29 Watch Rwanda rebuilds after genocide with focus on community health care By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 23 Why self-insured companies help pay for high-risk individuals on exchanges By Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream Sherwin-Williams is one of the self-insured companies that pays a fee to help cover high-risk individuals that enrolled on newly created insurance exchanges. While the fees are supposed to be temporary, some health care administrators worry they won't go away. Continue reading
May 16 Congress grows impatient for answers on veterans' deaths By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Patience is wearing thin in Congress as lawmakers confront allegations of treatment delays and falsified patient-appointment reports at health centers run by the Veterans Affairs Department. A former clinic director says dozens of veterans died while awaiting treatment… Continue reading
May 15 Feds approve cost-control strategy for expensive health procedures By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has given the go-ahead for insurers and employers to use a new cost-control strategy that puts a hard dollar limit on what health plans pay for some expensive procedures, such as knee and hip… Continue reading
May 14 Full interview: Bill Clinton on economy, inequality, politics and Hillary By News Desk Former President Bill Clinton discussed debt, deficit, economic growth and inequality Wednesday with Gwen Ifill as part of the 2014 Fiscal Summit sponsored by the Peterson Foundation in Washington, D.C. Mr. Clinton also answered questions on other topics like immigration,… Continue reading
May 08 Hospitals boost patient safety, but more work is needed By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Two major safety shortcomings in America’s hospitals—the frequency with which patients get hurt during their stays and the large number who are readmitted—have decreased as government penalties and other programs targeting them kick in. Continue reading