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<乌鸦传媒>You Choose: Food or Medications?

The suffering caused by exorbitant drug prices is all too clear for doctors to see

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<乌鸦传媒>A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare

Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework

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<乌鸦传媒>The Cost of Yet Another Pediatric Hospital Closure

A national trend toward pediatric service consolidation is restricting access to care

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<乌鸦传媒>ED Visits for Mental Health Among Medicaid Enrollees Varied Widely by Region

Findings suggest opportunities for improvement in mental heath care, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Do Weight-Loss Startups Have a Future?

Here are my predictions for the industry

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<乌鸦传媒>The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americans

Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care

<乌鸦传媒>Is Healthcare Innovation Possible Within the Current System?

Reflections on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)

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<乌鸦传媒>The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn't Serving Veterans

The VA should hold strong to its updated care guidelines

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<乌鸦传媒>The Doctor Behind the Fall of FTX; Health Data Spies; Repeat Medicare Fraud Too Easy

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Epilepsy Drug Costs Continue to Climb

Third-generation, brand-name drugs fuel rising expenses

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected'

The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshot

Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much

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<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens

But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths

<乌鸦传媒>Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhem

Congress must take action to reform the process

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<乌鸦传媒>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform

Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraud

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare at the Margins

Toyin Ajayi, MD, on how social inequities limit access to proper care

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<乌鸦传媒>Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guilty

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Insurance Status May Affect How Well Patients Are Treated, Study Finds

Publicly insured and uninsured patients fare worse than those with private insurance

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<乌鸦传媒>Our Nation's Essential Hospitals Are Severely Under-Resourced

More clearly defining these safety net providers can enable targeted support

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<乌鸦传媒>Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs

Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health

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<乌鸦传媒>How Much Do Health Disparities Actually Cost?

Analysis estimates disparities could cost U.S. healthcare system $1 trillion in 2040

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<乌鸦传媒>Study: Not Sticking to Schedule Shouldn't Block PAP Machines for Kids With OSA

Improvements did not hinge on children meeting a standard insurer's threshold of PAP adherence

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<乌鸦传媒>Increased Public Assistance Tied to Better Cancer Survival in Black Patients

Disparity in 5-year OS declined by more than 40% with each 10% boost in public welfare spending

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<乌鸦传媒>Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcare

Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity

Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority

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<乌鸦传媒>Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeries

Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Consolidation Expected to Continue, Expert Says

Small-scale players will merge with others, especially in the second half of 2022, she predicts

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<乌鸦传媒>The Winners and Losers of the Proposed Insulin Cost Cap

While it benefits some, the $35 cap is only a stopgap measure

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<乌鸦传媒>House Members Remain Divided on Universal Healthcare

Republicans, Democrats differ on potential costs and effects of Medicare for All

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<乌鸦传媒>End to Public Health Emergency Is Bad News for Millions on Medicaid

Coverage losses are likely to hit children particularly hard

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<乌鸦传媒>The Lactation Gap: Disparities in Maternal Health

Breastfeeding has short- and long-term health benefits for both mother and child

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<乌鸦传媒>Large Employers Are Suiting Up to Fix Healthcare

Do they have a shot?

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Is a 'Right' for All Americans, Says Becerra

"We're missing the mark" on addressing health disparities, researchers agree

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?

Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can We Improve Medical Care for Homeless People?

Trust, smart delivery models, and never forget that "housing is healthcare," says expert

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women

"We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill

Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out

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<乌鸦传媒>Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visits

Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says

Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens

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