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A small number of medical practices have been moving to 鈥渄irect primary care,鈥 in which patients pay a monthly retainer for unlimited services. But the collapse of Qliance in Seattle may portend problems with the business model.
A bill pending in the state legislature could make the Golden State the first in the U.S. to open establishments where intravenous drug users can shoot up under medical supervision. Proponents say that would save lives.
No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like 鈥 not even those writing it. But here are some safe, educated guesses.
Documents examined by Kaiser Health News shed light on the workings of the Trump administration’s 鈥淒rug Pricing and Innovation Working Group.”
Critics point to the state鈥檚 aggressive eligibility checks as an example of what can go wrong when states have flexibility and add a reason to worry about GOP efforts to overhaul the program.
An analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund found lead more commonly in baby food than in other food. Lead was often present in fruit juice, though the research did not measure the level of contamination.
Almost 30 percent of patients leaving the hospital don鈥檛 want home health care services, which often leads to readmissions and other health issues.
The U.S. government has been struggling to balance a surge in applicants for disability benefits with shrinking funds. An updated application process could make getting benefits even harder.
The Seattle case, the first to reach trial in the U.S., offers possible glimpse into fate of some two dozen lawsuits against manufacturing giant Olympus, accused of failing to address scope contamination linked to numerous deaths. The company faults poor hospital cleaning practices.
The Senate鈥檚 secret deliberation on the health bill overhaul is part of a long, slow slide away from transparency. And I鈥檓 a witness.
This year鈥檚 American Diabetes Association scientific meeting came with a hefty price 鈥 a policy of no photography and limits on social media. That did not go over well on Twitter.
The North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition has advanced a local shift from a tough-on-drugs approach to harm-reduction philosophy. Other red states signal they may follow suit.
In Pennsylvania alone, 124,000 people received drug or alcohol addiction treatment through Medicaid. Republicans in Congress want to cut Medicaid by as much as $800 billion over the next decade, leaving people in recovery wondering what will happen to their treatment.
States are not doing enough to help elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services in homes and community locations instead of in nursing homes, where care is more expensive, AARP report says.
With lots of questions about the 2018 insurance market still in play, someone who is between jobs might want to stick with their job-based insurance at least until the outlines of the health law鈥檚 marketplaces are clear in the fall.
So far, 72 affected babies have been born in the continental U.S. One young mother, infected in Mexico last year, and her infant face an uncertain future in rural Washington.
Across the U.S., the number of teenagers having babies has hit a record low 鈥 it鈥檚 down to about 1 out of every 45 young women. That trend hasn鈥檛 extended to certain parts of Texas, however, where the teen birth rate is still nearly twice the national average.
The study also found that the largest percentage of medical coverage claims related to opioid abuse and dependence nationally come from older patients 鈥 those ages 51 to 60.
Due to poor doctor-patient communication, most people with advanced cancer don鈥檛 know enough about their disease to make vital decisions.
At least 500 terminally ill Californians have asked for the medicine that allows them to end their lives, and nearly 500 health organizations have signed on to help.
