Enlarge this image About two months after undergoing open-heart surgery, Sara England’s infant son, Amari Vaca, was sick and struggling to breathe.…
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She paid her husband’s hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money
by Samantha Liss August 29, 2023Enlarge this image Matt Kile for KFF Health News Matt Kile for KFF Health News Last summer, Eloise Reynolds paid the bill…
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Hospitals can be lonely places as the days grow cold and long — especially during the holidays, and especially during a third…
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Enlarge this image After a car crash, Peggy Dula was billed $3,606 in ambulance fees by a taxpayer-funded municipal fire department. Bram…
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Words are powerful. So few symbols can evoke such deep feelings and rouse incredible emotion: “I have a dream.” Language is the…
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Facing Escalating Workplace Violence, Hospital Employees Have Had Enough
by Marlene Harris-Taylor April 8, 2019Enlarge this image According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence are four times more common in…
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Our doctors are feeling the emotional burden of the state of health care
by Michele Luckenbaugh April 5, 2019Death is an inevitable part of the journey of life. We all have experienced its effects: the death of a family member,…
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The mud is deep and thick and black. The smoothness of its surface is deceiving, drawing me closer to it with promises…