When a doctor says, “You’re being admitted,” most people picture a hospital bed. For a growing number of patients, what they get instead is a
For families, sepsis is devastating twice: first when it takes their child, and again when the medical system offers no explanation for why. In March
The promise of Medicaid is straightforward: provide health coverage to those who need it most. A sweeping new federal law is now testing that promise
Medical negligence litigation captures some of what a patient loses — but rarely all of it. Economic damages and lost wages matter, yet they miss
For patients, the promise of health insurance is simple: pay your premiums, get your care. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals a very different
Patients trust that surgeons use clean instruments, implants, and surfaces. A recent study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shatters a quiet operating room assumption. Surgeons cannot safely disinfect
Congress created the Rural Health Transformation Program as part of last summer’s budget reconciliation law, intended to cushion the blow of nearly $1 trillion in projected Medicaid cuts. States submitted applications, federal officials scored them, and CMS announced first-year funding in late December. The numbers were large. The enthusiasm was not.
For health care consumers, the promise of the modern prescription drug system is straightforward: competition should lower prices, intermediaries should add value, and savings should
Should ever increasing profits be the driver for healthcare? The question may be: what role does healthcare play in our society? How much of a
We have written blogs recently that described how AI is being applied to medical issues, particularly with regard to radiology imaging. It seems now that