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Patients Like Hospital Care At Home, But Some Insurers Are Skeptical
by Michelle Andrews March 7, 2018Enlarge this image As a “hospital-at-home” patient, Phyllis Petruzzelli was visited twice a day by doctors and nurses who were able to…
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Enlarge this image Emergency rooms are seeing a jump in opioid overdoses. Timely treatment with naloxone can reverse the effects of opioids.…
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Rethinking Rural Health Solutions To Save Patients And Communities
by Adrienne St. Clair February 28, 2018Enlarge this image Getting health care to rural areas may involve tough decisions about the role of hospitals. hmproudlove/Getty Images hide caption…
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Enlarge this image Ashley Copeland (right) talks to her mom Sue Iverson in the Swedish Medical Center emergency department, near Denver. Copeland…
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Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
by Susan Jaffe January 17, 2018Enlarge this image Colin Campbell, shown last month in his home near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease — ALS…
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Hospitals Brace Patients For Pain To Reduce Risk Of Opioid Addiction
by Blake Farmer January 9, 2018Enlarge this image Michelle Leavy surrounded by her three sons. She became addicted to opioids when she was discharged from the hospital…
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Enlarge this image Up to one half of rural residents are covered by Medicaid, says Michelle Mills, CEO of Colorado Rural Health…