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A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

Wed, 2023-03-29 13:40 — FNUOvviyaa

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency Hospitals are facing mixed reviews regarding their efforts to comply with a federal requirement that they post information about prices related to nearly every health care service they provide. khnkit Kaiser Health News

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“As hospitals continue to post incomplete files with swaths of missing prices, patients are unable to accurately compare prices across hospitals and across plans to make the best health care decisions and protect themselves from overcharges,” Fisher said. Such hospitals were considered noncompliant in the PRA analysis.

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Mobile Clinics Really Got Rolling in the Pandemic. A New Law Will Help Them Cast a Wider Safety Net.

Tue, 2023-03-21 01:07 — FNUOvviyaa

Mobile Clinics Really Got Rolling in the Pandemic. A New Law Will Help Them Cast a Wider Safety Net. Mobile clinics that provided covid-19 testing and vaccines at the peak of the pandemic are now being used to provide a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. A law passed late last … khnkytjaw Kaiser Health News

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FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead

Sun, 2023-03-19 02:26 — FNUOvviyaa

FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead Canada and the U.K. are moving ahead with plans for spring Covid boosters for some individuals. In the U.S., the FDA's plans are unclear. Helen Branswell STAT

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Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.

Sun, 2023-03-19 01:51 — FNUOvviyaa

Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits. Missouri is considering making it a felony to jack up temporary health care staffing prices during a statewide or national emergency. It’s one of at least 14 states looking to reel in travel nurse … khnkytjaw Kaiser Health News

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U.S. rural hospitals are struggling financially as COVID aid runs out

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:27 — mike kraft

Rural hospitals that were struggling financially even before the pandemic are running out of COVID aid Financial pitfalls at the U.S.'s highest-elevation hospital in Colorado serve as a cautionary tale. YahooFinance

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Now that those COVID funds are gone, many challenges that threatened rural hospitals before the pandemic have resurfaced. Industry analysts warn that rural facilities, like St. Vincent Health, are once again on shaky ground.

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North Carolina legislators, including Republicans, agree on Medicaid expansion

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:07 — mike kraft

N. Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act. The deal, which likely won't be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until recently, and for hospitals and patient advocates who sought it all that time. AP NEWS

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British former health secretary allegedly ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:47 — mike kraft

Leaked texts allege former British health secretary ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes - UPI.com Britain's former health secretary allegedly rejected critical advice from the country's top medical officer to test elderly people for COVID-19 and keep them segregated prior to admitting them to care homes. UPI

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NY appeals court issues stay on lower court order against COVID vaccine mandate for health workers

Wed, 2023-03-01 12:23 — mike kraft

NY COVID vaccine mandate for health workers remains in effect after court issues stay An Appeals Court issued a stay temporarily halting enforcement of a lower court's ruling that NY's COVID vaccine mandate was null, void. What to know YahooNews

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Opinion: Their boards may be a reason that many nonprofit hospitals are failing Americans

Tue, 2023-02-28 10:37 — mike kraft

Nonprofit hospitals are failing Americans. Their boards may be a reason why The composition of the boards of nonprofit hospitals may contribute to the gap between rhetoric and reality with respect to health equity. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Long COVID: Eight out of 10 hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years --study

Tue, 2023-02-28 09:41 — mike kraft

84% of hospital COVID patients in Sweden still had symptoms at 2 years CIDRAP

The vast majority—84.2%—of COVID-19 survivors in a Swedish cohort reported persistent symptoms affecting daily life 2 years after hospital release, according to a follow-up study published late last week in The Lancet Regional Health Europe.

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