Tens of billions of dollars of benefits, including from Medicare, are going unused every year because seniors don’t know about them, find applications too difficult to complete, or feel conflicted about asking for help.
Some medical centers are now offering cognitive rehabilitation to patients with long COVID.
Sep 1, 2022
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PROVIDENCE, A HEALTH SYSTEM WITH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ACROSS THE WEST, INCLUDING PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, REPORTED A NET OPERATING LOSS OF $510 MILLION FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2022./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN
A recent study found significant differences in outcomes for pediatric kidney disease based on whether patient care was provided by a nonprofit or a for-profit.
Aug 23, 2022
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DR. LAUREL DESNICK, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER FOR THE PARK CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN MONTANA, PREPARES TO DELIVER BOXES OF NARCAN TO LOCAL HOTELS. THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN, THE BRAND NAME OF THE DRUG NALOXONE, WHICH CAN REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSES, IS ONE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY BORNE OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN