Enlarge this image Each year, hundreds of hospitals lose 1 percent of their Medicare payments through the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program. The…
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Should Hospitals Be Punished For Post-Surgical Patients’ Opioid Addiction?
by Martha Bebinger November 26, 2017Enlarge this image After two weeks of recovery from an addiction to opioids prescribed by her surgeon, Katie Herzog takes a walk…
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After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections
by NPR November 8, 2017Enlarge this image Rosemary Warnock, a registered nurse at Maine Health, exits the Merrill Auditorium voting station in Portland, Maine, early Tuesday.…
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Enlarge this image Dr. Ruth Berggren stands outside Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 2005, where she had earlier cared for patients…
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Enlarge this image A recent study shows a link between high discharge rates for live patients and hospice profit margins. Gary Waters/Getty…
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47 Hospitals Slashed Their Use Of Two Key Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes
by NPR August 9, 2017Enlarge this image Valeant Pharmaceuticals, based in Bridgewater Township, N.J., bought two specialty heart drugs used in emergency treatment from Marathon Pharmaceuticals…
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Enlarge this image Patient information can be vulnerable when health care facilities are the focus of cyberattacks. Eric Audras/Onoky/Getty Images hide caption…
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Enlarge this image The goal was to make sure hospitals didn’t send patients home too soon, without a plan for following up…