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Feds Want A Policy Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off On COVID-Era Lapses

The federal government wants to hide hospitals’ safety ratings and waive financial penalties for those with the worst patient-safety track records.

Jul 7, 2022

LISE HAMLIN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, EXPERIENCED FRUSTRATION OVER A LACK OF INTERPRETIVE SERVICES DURING A RECENT TELEHEALTH VISIT./ERIC HARKLEROAD/ KHN

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities

Some people with disabilities have been left behind even as telemedicine, teleworking, rapid tests, virtual school, and vaccine drive-thrus have become part of most Americans’ pandemic routines.

Mar 15, 2022

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Feds Want A Policy Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off On COVID-Era Lapses

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities

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