About one-third of Americans say they have skipped meals, borrowed money or cut utility bills to pay for medical bills. This was revealed in a Gallup poll released in March. The Trump administration is lowered the price About more than 50 drugs. But it also insurance premiums go up In the Afforable Care market — … Read more
[–> Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. [–> When elderly Miamians are removed from their homes by social service workers assigned to safeguard their welfare, they are usually strapped into an ambulance for a trip to Larkin Community Hospital, which was at the center of two … Read more
The City of Spokane receives a bill from the Spokane County Detention Center each year. The city said the 2025 bill was $3 million more than expected. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said in a Feb. 27 letter that in response to the large increase, the city conducted an independent audit to review the city’s jail … Read more
Blue Shield of California this week accused Community Medical Centers of denying Blue Shield members’ out-of-network benefits two months after an ongoing insurance network dispute revoked in-network access for thousands of Fresno-area residents. [–> The accusations from Blue Shield, which Community Medical Centers called misleading, came in a public statement Wednesday in which the health … Read more
AP — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested eight people in and around Los Angeles in connection with various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million. Five of the cases involve hospice care centers in the Los Angeles area of Glendale, Artesia, Tarzana, and Simi Valley that are suspected of billing Medicare for patients who were … Read more
AP — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested eight people in and around Los Angeles in connection with various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million. Five of the cases involve hospice care centers in the Los Angeles area of Glendale, Artesia, Tarzana, and Simi Valley that are suspected of billing Medicare for patients who were … Read more
I really can’t remember the last time I saw a fax machine. But maybe that’s because I don’t work in the medical field. “Yes, in 2026, fax will be still It is probably the most common way to send documents between primary care and specialty clinics,” said Jaimal Soni, co-founder and CEO of Insight Health. … Read more
issued 2026-04-03 05:00 5:00 April 3, 2026 morning America/Chicago The nation’s largest medical association supports gender-affirming medicine, a position it has reiterated in various ways over the past decade. But as Republicans press major medical institutions on medical care for transgender youth, the American Medical Association (AMA) has become the latest group torn between political … Read more
GEORGIA — A group of medical experts is calling on Gov. Brian Kemp to reject Senate Bill 220 as lawmakers head into their final day in the General Assembly. Senate Bill 220 would lift the current 5% THC limit on products and allow the sale of marijuana vapes and leaf marijuana for home vaporization. “This … Read more
image Authors: Daniel Caños, Ph.D., MPH, Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Clinical Evidence Analysis Office, and Michelle Tarver MD, Ph.D., Director, CDRH Today’s healthcare ecosystem is generating richer and more diverse data streams, providing new opportunities to modernize how real-world data (RWD) produces relevant and reliable real-world evidence (RWE). The U.S. Food … Read more