For Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits
When it comes to hospitals, which benefit most from high health care prices? It may sound counter-intuitive, but a group of not-for-profit hospitals appear to be among those doing the best business.
Kaiser Health News
Medicare Pays Bonuses To 231 Hospitals With Lower Quality Because Of Cheaper Costs
The federal government paid bonuses to 231 hospitals with subpar quality because their patients tend to be less expensive for Medicare, new research shows.
Shortages Of Essential Emergency Care Drugs Increase, Study Finds
At some hospitals, posters on the wall in the emergency department list the drugs that are in short supply or unavailable, along with recommended alternatives.
FAQ: Medicare Lays Out Plans For Changing Doctors’ Pay
Federal officials have unveiled their roadmap to a revamped Medicare physician payment system designed to reward doctors and other clinicians for the quality of care delivered, rather than the quantity.
Democrats Increasingly Want Expansion Of Health Law, Poll Finds
When Democrats fault the Affordable Care Act, it’s increasingly because it does not go far enough, a poll released Thursday shows.
Administration Says New Rules For Medicaid Plans Will Improve Service For Enrollees
The Obama administration tightened rules Monday for private insurance plans that administer most Medicaid benefits for the poor, limiting profits, easing enrollment and requiring minimum levels of particip
Medicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses
Vantage Health Plan executives saw an opportunity when they realized few of their female Medicare members were being screened for osteoporosis after they broke bones.
Long-Term Care Insurance: Less Bang, More Buck
Mary Julia Klimenko thought she was prudent 20 years ago when she invested in a long-term care insurance policy, one she believed would help pay for the care she’d need as she aged.
Now she wishes she’d banked the money instead.
Electronic Records Offer A Chance To Ensure Patients’ End-Of-Life Plans Aren’t Lost In Critical Moments
In a perfect world, patients with advance directives would be confident that their doctors and nurses — no matter where they receive care — could know in a split second their end-of-life wishes.
Genetic Counselors Struggle To Keep Up With Huge New Demand
Erika Stallings’ mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 28. When it came back in her early 40s, her physicians started looking for clues.
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