Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix
As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.
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Watch: How Patients Get Charged Hospital Prices for Doctorâs Office Care
This installment of InvestigateTV and Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ âCostly Careâ series digs into patients' getting charged hospital prices for doctorâs office care. For five years, a patient got the same injection from the same office. Then it changed how it billed and she owed more than $1,100 for one treatment.
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Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests. It’s a Problem for All of Us.
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without labor protection and better health care, cases are bound to quietly rise as the outbreak among livestock blazes in the United States.
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Before Michigan Legalized Surrogacy, Families Found Ways Around the Ban
Until this spring, Michigan was the only state that had a broad criminal ban on surrogacy. Many families say that left them in limbo: forcing them to leave the state to have children, finding strangers on Facebook who would carry their child, or going through the legal hassle of having to adopt their biological children.
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Colorado Poultry Workers Battle Bird Flu in Heat Wave as US Struggles to Contain Outbreak
So far, all 10 cases reported nationally this year at dairy and poultry farms have been mild, consisting of respiratory symptoms and eye irritation. Scientists have warned that the virus could mutate to spread from person to person, like the seasonal flu, and spark a pandemic.
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Why the Election May Slow Plans To Replace Lead Pipes
Lead in drinking water is a known danger. But how many of the countryâs estimated 9 million lead service lines need to be replaced â and how quickly â is subject to debate. The clock is ticking on two competing plans as the election looms.
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US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence âa Public Health Crisisâ
Gun violence is the No. 1 cause of death for children and teens in America. Vivek Murthy says the toll extends beyond deaths, as survivors deal with âa lifetime of physical and mental health impactsâ and those who witness shootings become traumatized.
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Experts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care at Ascension
Clinicians working for Ascension hospitals in multiple states described harrowing lapses, including delayed or lost lab results, medication errors, and an absence of routine safety checks to prevent potentially fatal mistakes.
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Wins at the Ballot Box for Abortion Rights Still Mean Court Battles for Access
Michigan and Ohio serve as cautionary tales for states whose voters will decide abortion ballot initiatives this year: Even if the measures pass, it would take time to unwind conflicting laws.
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âSo Much Deathâ: Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Speed Limits, Safer Roads for Pedestrians
New York and Michigan recently passed laws allowing local jurisdictions to lower speed limits, and Los Angeles voters backed safer road designs, but enforcement often meets political resistance. The number of pedestrians killed or injured on the road remains high.
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The Chicken and Egg Problem of Fighting Another Flu Pandemic
The spread of an avian flu virus in cattle has again brought public health attention to the potential for a global pandemic. Fighting it would depend, for now, on 1940s technology that makes vaccines from hensâ eggs.
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He Fell Ill on a Cruise. Before He Boarded the Rescue Boat, They Handed Him the Bill.
A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.
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He Thinks His Wife Died in an Understaffed Hospital. Now Heâs Trying to Change the Industry.
Nurses are telling lawmakers that there are not enough of them working in hospitals and that it risks patientsâ lives. California and Oregon legally limit the number of patients under a nurseâs care. Other states trying to do the same were blocked by the hospital industry. Now patientsâ relatives are joining the fight.
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Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in Americaâs dental deserts.
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Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix âCruel-Heartedâ Overpayment Clawbacks
New Social Security Commissioner Martin OâMalley is promising to change how the agency reclaims billions of dollars it wrongly pays to beneficiaries, saying the existing process is âcruel-hearted and mindless.â
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The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America
The expansion of Catholic hospitals nationwide leaves patients at the mercy of the churchâs religious directives, which are often at odds with accepted medical standards.
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States Target Health Insurersâ âPrior Authorizationâ Red Tape
Doctors, patients, and hospitals have railed for years about the prior authorization processes that health insurers use to decide whether theyâll pay for patientsâ drugs or medical procedures. The Biden administration announced a crackdown in January, but some state lawmakers are looking to go further.
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New York Joins Local Governments in Erasing Billions in Medical Debt
New York City is the latest jurisdiction to buy and forgive a backlog of unpaid medical bills for its residents. Local governments across the country, including in the Chicago area, are doing the same to reduce debt burdens for lower-income residents.