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AN AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE PARKED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. AMR, THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE U.S., IS ENDING NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION FOR 12 HOSPITALS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES, CITING LOW STATE REIMBURSEMENT RATES./JUDY LIN/KHN

Ambulance Company To Halt Some Rides In Southern California, Citing Low Medicaid Rates

American Medical Response said its pullout from two counties in California will primarily affect Providence, the Catholic health system.

Oct 31, 2022

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How Effective Is The Government’s Campaign Against Hospital Mergers?

More than a year after Biden’s executive order to promote competition, the FTC's oversight of hospital consolidation may be stronger in rhetoric than in reality.

Oct 31, 2022

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Montana Backs Away From Innovative Hospital Payment Model As Other States Watch

Montana is making changes to a widely-watched hospital reform, sparking concerns.

Oct 27, 2022

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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay. | COURTESY OF BAY AREA HOSPITAL

In Novel Tactic, Labor Unions Target Coos Bay Hospital Board For Recall

Two union-represented groups of workers push to oust publicly-elected board members accused of mismanaging the nonprofit hospital.

Oct 25, 2022
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DR. BHAVIN SHAH AND SUNITA KALSARIYA’S JOURNEY TO REDUCE SHAH’S HIGH MEDICAL BILL ENTAILED BEING BRIEFLY SENT TO DEBT COLLECTION, ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND EVENTUALLY UNCOVERING THAT NEARLY $7,000 OF SHAH’S INITIAL CHARGES WERE FOR A PROCEDURE THAT WAS NEVER PERFORMED./BRAM SABLE-SMITH/KHN

Billing Expert Saved Big After Finding Incorrect Charge On Husband’s ER Bill

Her sleuthing knocked thousands of dollars off the hospital’s charges — and provides a playbook for other consumers.

Oct 25, 2022

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DAVID CAVE IS A RECOVERY COACH ON AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY TEAM AT SALEM HOSPITAL, NORTH OF BOSTON./JESSE COSTA/WBUR

Hospitals Have Been Slow To Bring On Addiction Specialists

Discharging a patient without specialized addiction care can mean losing a crucial opportunity to intervene and treat someone at the hospital.

Oct 11, 2022

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LAURIE YOUNKIN, A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT PEACEHEALTH’S SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER RIVERBEND IN SPRINGFIELD, PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIONAL WORK SITE PICKET ON OCT. 4, 2022. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION REPRESENTS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THREE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN TALKS./COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 49.

PeaceHealth Workers Picket At 3 Hospitals Over Contract Talks

SEIU-represented workers at PeaceHealth say high turnover, low pay affect patient care.

Oct 4, 2022

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Oregon Hospitals Sue To Overturn Toughest-In-Nation Merger Law  

The trade association for Oregon health systems claims the state's health care merger law is unconstitutionally vague.

Oct 4, 2022
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DAVID ZIPPRICH, A FORT WORTH FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND GRANDFATHER, WAS FORCED OUT OF RETIREMENT AFTER HOSPITALIZATIONS LEFT HIM OWING MORE THAN $200,000./LAURA BUCKMAN FOR KHN AND NPR.

Some Hospitals Rake In Profits While Their Patients Are Loaded With Medical Debt

Many hospitals have grown wealthy while patients are squeezed by skyrocketing medical prices and rising deductibles.

Sep 29, 2022

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EMERGENCY ROOMS, LIKE THE ONE AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, ARE PACKED./CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS,OHSU/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Lack Of Staff In Hospitals Leads To Patient Deaths, Health Officials Say

Administrators say hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities lack thousands of staff, from primary care physicians and physician assistants to nurses and medical assistants.

Sep 24, 2022