Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors…
Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
The federal government has penalized 774 hospitals for having the highest rates of patient infections or other potentially avoidable medical…
Montana’s Health Policy MVP Takes Her Playbook on the Road
Marilyn Bartlett might be the closest thing health policy has to a folk hero. A certified public accountant who barely…
4 Vital Health Issues — Not Tied to Covid — That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
Late last month, before President Joe Biden took office and proposed his pandemic relief plan, Congress passed a nearly 5,600-page…
Trump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged…
After a Decade of Lobbying, ALS Patients Gain Faster Access to Disability Payments
Michelle Andrews Anita Baron first noticed something was wrong in August 2018, when she began to drool. Her dentist chalked…
One Ambulance Ride Leads to Another When Packed Hospitals Cannot Handle Non-Covid Patients
Keely Connolly thought she would be safe once the ambulance arrived at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas. She was…
Illinois Is First in the Nation to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors
As a nurse manager for one of Chicago’s busiest safety-net hospitals, Raquel Prendkowski has witnessed covid-19’s devastating toll on many…