Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ The Karma Of Cutting Medicare
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Like those of his recent predecessors, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget…
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As Hospitals Post Price Lists, Consumers Are Asked To Check Up On Them
By Steven Findlay – With much fanfare, federal officials required hospitals nationwide this year to post their “list” prices online. But it’s not yet clear how many are doing it, even as the government has taken the rare step of asking consumers to monitor hospital compliance.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ What’s Next For The FDA?
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, The resignation of Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and…
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’ Debate: Who’s Going To Pay
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, House Democrats, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), have formally introduced…
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ “Medicare-For-All” For Dummies
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Republicans are still in charge of the White House and the…
Analysis: Pulling Back Curtain On Hospital Prices Adds New Wrinkle In Cost Control
By Elisabeth Rosenthal – As President Donald Trump was fighting with Congress over the shutdown and funding for a border wall, his administration implemented a new rule that could be a game changer for health care.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’? More? Some?
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Democrats have officially launched their debate over “Medicare-for-all,” with lots of…
As Hospitals Post Sticker Prices Online, Most Patients Will Remain Befuddled
By Julie Appleby & Barbara Feder Ostrov – As of Jan. 1, in the name of transparency, the Trump administration required that all hospitals post their list prices online. But what is popping up on medical center websites is a dog’s breakfast of medical codes, abbreviations and dollar signs —
After Bitter Closure, Rural Texas Hospital Defies The Norm And Reopens
By Charlotte Huff – Five months ago, the 6,500 residents of Crockett, TX, witnessed a bit of a resurrection — at least in rural hospital terms. A little more than a year after the local hospital shut its doors, the 25-bed facility reopened its emergency department, inpatient beds and some related services, albeit on a smaller scale.