Enlarge this image Before it closed March 1, the 25-bed Columbia River Hospital, in Celina, Tenn., served the town of 1,500 residents.…
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Hospitals Look To Nursing Homes To Help Stop Drug-Resistant Infections
by Anna Gorman April 2, 2019Enlarge this image A certified nursing assistant wipes Neva Shinkle’s face with chlorhexidine, an antimicrobial wash. Shinkle is a patient at Coventry…
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Hospital Finances Improve After Medicaid Expansion, But At Whose Expense?
by Phil Galewitz March 26, 2019Enlarge this image The uncompensated care costs among Colorado hospitals dropped by more than 60 percent after the state expanded Medicaid coverage…
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Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills
by Julie Appleby March 20, 2019Enlarge this image The new strategy of some health plans for state employees is to pay hospitals a certain percentage above the…
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Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled
by Fred Schulte March 18, 2019Enlarge this image The reality of electronic medical records has yet to live up to the promise. suedhang/Getty Images/Cultura RF hide caption…
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Texas Sharpens Aim At Surprise Medical Bills In Bipartisan Proposal
by Ashley Lopez March 2, 2019Enlarge this image The proposed legislation aims to reduce patients’ costs by beefing up a Texas Department of Insurance program that scrutinizes…
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Enlarge this image Jeannette Parker, an animal-loving biologist, stopped to feed a stray cat in a rural area outside Florida’s Everglades National…
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Bipartisan Support Builds For Limits On Surprise Medical Bills
by Emmarie Huetteman February 5, 2019Enlarge this image “There does seem to be across-the-board understanding that what’s happening to patients right now isn’t right or fair,” Sen.…