Author Frequently asked questions. 534 items Posts pagination Newer 1 … 43 44 45 46 47 … 54 Older Medical bankruptcy is an American scandal — no debate September 6, 2019 By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times, September 4, 2019 You’ve got to hand it to Sen. Bernie Sanders for his ability to keep hot-button issues in the forefront of the presidential race. The latest example is his assertion, made at least twice in the last month, that medical bills drive 500,000 Americans into bankruptcy every […] Quote of the Day The fallacy of expanding ACA and adding a public option September 5, 2019 By Munira Z. Gunja and Sara R. Collins The Commonwealth Fund, August 28, 2019 In 2018, an estimated 30.4 million people were uninsured, up from a low of 28.6 million in 2016. Coverage gains have stalled in most states and have even eroded in some. In addition, more people have reported problems getting health care […] Quote of the Day The role of hospitals in high prices and administrative excesses September 4, 2019 By Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times, September 1, 2019 As voters fume about the high cost of health care, politicians have been targeting two well-deserved villains: pharmaceutical companies, whose prices have risen more than inflation, and insurers, who pay their executives millions in salaries while raising premiums and deductibles. But while the Democratic presidential […] Quote of the Day Ady Barkan: ‘Eyes to the Wind’ September 3, 2019 In nearly every congressional district, voters tell me that their top concern is health care. The high cost, the lack of access, the bureaucratic headaches – I hear these complaints in small towns, big cities, and suburbs from coast to coast. But these complaints, I realize, are symptomatic of a much more profound problem: our […] Quote of the Day Are Americans begging to keep the administrative waste of the private insurers? August 30, 2019 By Uwe Reinhardt, Ph.D. JAMA, June 13, 2017 We can think of the extraordinarily high overhead imposed on insured individuals and patients in the United States as the price they seem to be willing to pay for the privilege of choice among health insurers and, for each insurer, among multiple different insurance products. US consumers […] Quote of the Day Beware! Private Medicare Advantage for All is gaining momentum August 29, 2019 By Ken Janda and Vivian Ho The Hill, August 27, 2019 The recent Democratic debates confirmed that universal access to health care insurance is a core issue for the 2020 election, although it’s difficult keeping up with all the proposals. “Medicare for All” gets the most press, but its cost may be prohibitive, and has […] Quote of the Day New Trump policy: Throw those sick kids outta here August 28, 2019 By Philip Marcelo Associated Press, August 26, 2019 The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month. Critics denounced the decision as a cruel […] Quote of the Day Ambulatory surgery centers or general hospitals for cataract surgery? August 27, 2019 By Florien M. Kruse, MPP; Stef Groenewoud, PhD; Femke Atsma, PhD; Onno P. van der Galiën, MSc; Eddy M. M. Adang, PhD; Patrick P. T. Jeurissen, PhD HSR – Health Services Research, August 20, 2019 Abstract Objective: To identify differences between independent treatment centers (ITCs) and general hospitals (GHs) regarding costs, quality of care, and […] Quote of the Day When rural hospitals close, people die August 26, 2019 By Kritee Gujral, Anirban Basu National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2019 This paper examines the impact of California’s hospital closures occurring from 1995-2011 on adjusted inpatient mortality for time-sensitive conditions: sepsis, stroke, asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Using a difference- in-difference approach on California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning […] Quote of the Day Hospital visits increase under readmissions reduction program August 23, 2019 By Rishi K Wadhera, Karen E Joynt Maddox, Dhruv S Kazi, Changyu Shen, Robert W Yeh BMJ, August 12, 2019 Abstract Objective: To determine any changes in total hospital revisits within 30 days of discharge after a hospital stay for medical conditions targeted by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: […] Quote of the Day Posts pagination Newer 1 … 43 44 45 46 47 … 54 Older
