A handful of states and counties are testing ways to provide urgent mental care outside the ER and reduce hospital boarding.
Feb 16, 2023
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Paul Davis is a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, who calls his uveal melanoma “one of the rarest tumors on the planet.” The rare eye cancer requires $50,000-a-week drug treatments to keep Davis alive, and he worries that cost may saddle his family with a crushing medical debt when he’s gone.
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Midlevel practioners are increasingly replacing emergency room physicians as more hospitals outsource, but one study suggests the shift could lead to longer stays and increased costs.
The deal makes California at least the 17th state to settle pharmacy billing claims, including Oregon.
Feb 9, 2023
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Elizabeth Fisher Smith sits with husband Matt and dogs Caspian and Gretl at the table where she spends hours every day preparing IV hydration and nutrition, on which she depends to survive.
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Home and outpatient infusions are a growing business in the United States, but the less profitable parts of the business — as well as the vulnerable patients they serve — are at serious risk.
Immunizations against the respiratory syncytial virus are nearing the market, but a glitch in congressional language may make it difficult to allow children from low-income families to get it.
Feb 7, 2023
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BRC Recovery, a private equity-backed addiction treatment company, bought Nashville Recovery Center in 2021. Private equity investment has driven much of the recent activity in substance abuse treatment, an industry that is highly fragmented and has historically had few guardrails to ensure patients are getting appropriate care.
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