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As the crisis crushed smaller providers, some of the nationās richest health systems thrived, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting huge grants for pandemic relief. But poorer hospitals ā many serving rural and minority populations ā got a smaller slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits and a bleak fiscal future.
Many state Medicaid programs pay out-of-state providers much less than in-state facilities, often making it hard for families with medically complex children to get the care they seek.
Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But now youāre charged a hospital facility fee. For one Ohio Medicare patient, the copay for a shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.
In his campaign, President Joe Biden promised to undo policies, particularly health policies, implemented by former President Donald Trump. Yet, despite immense executive power, reversing four years of action takes time and resources.
Clinicians at pediatric hospitals are experimenting with āsmell trainingā among children who had covid-19 and have now lost this sense.
A Trump administration Medicare rule will push some hospital patients into a Catch-22: The government says several hundred procedures no longer need to be done in a hospital, but it did not approve them to be performed elsewhere. So patients will still need to use a hospital while not officially admitted ā and may be charged more out-of-pocket for the care.
Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics for the increasing number of children reporting lingering covid symptoms similar to those that plague some adults long after they have recovered.
A student sought counseling help after feeling panicked when she had trouble paying a big tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed ā along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.
Renowned medical centers are among the quarter of general hospitals that will lose 1% of Medicare payments for one year because their patients have high rates of bedsores, sepsis and other preventable complications.
Marilyn Bartlett, credited with saving Montanaās state employee health plan millions of dollars, is a busy consultant now, as states, counties and big businesses try to use her playbook to bring down hospital costs.
Louisianaās St. James Parish Hospital thought the vaccine would mean the end of its long covid fight. Then the ICU beds surrounding them ran out.
Hospitals across the country are seeing rising admissions for alcoholic liver disease, which encompasses hepatitis, cirrhosis and other conditions.
An ad hoc, chaotic distribution system is leading to a bizarre mix of vaccine haves and have-nots.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., makes money and does not require taxpayer subsidies. But the county is selling the public hospital because officials say it needs more capital to compete. Civic leaders say the change will lead to higher health care costs.
Carmela Coyle, who represents Californiaās hospitals in the state Capitol, is a power player whose clout has grown during the pandemic. Though she hasnāt won every battle, she has helped shape the stateās response to the crisis.
The lack of a federal strategy on how distribution should work at the local level means that states, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies are making decisions on their own about who gets vaccinated and when.
Doctors say some patients, and even medical staff members, donāt know where to go to be vaccinated against covid-19.
Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from covid-19.
The wealthy corporation that owns Chicagoās Mercy Hospital says it must close the hospital because itās losing money. A government board says no. The corporation still has the upper hand.
A Kansas woman thought sheād find help at her local emergency room. What she found instead was a packed hospital and an ambulance ride to someplace else.
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