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Federal Regulator Cites Baltimore Hospital After Patient Left At Bus Stop In Gown

Andy | March 21, 2018

Federal Regulator Cites Baltimore Hospital After Patient Left At Bus Stop In Gown

"A federal regulator has cited a Baltimore hospital for breaches of federal regulatory requirements, after a passerby shot a video of a confused patient in a hospital gown being taken by guards to a bus stop on a cold night in January."

$1,496 Kerydin Prescription Was A Costly Surprise

Andy | March 16, 2018

Bill Of The Month: $1,496 Kerydin Prescription Was A Costly Surprise

An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay

Andy | January 29, 2018

An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay

This is case in point on why we need single payer healthcare in America.

The madness of American medical billing, in one woman’s tweets

Andy | January 23, 2018

The madness of American medical billing, in one woman’s tweets

"A day before a long-scheduled surgery, Aminatou Sow got an unexpected phone call: Her hospital wanted her to p"

Maintaining Tissue Sample Quality Might Reduce Medical Errors

Andy | December 30, 2017

Maintaining Tissue Sample Quality Might Reduce Medical Errors

"You might not suspect that the success of the emerging field of precision medicine depends heavily on the couriers who push carts down hospital halls."

"But samples taken during surgery may end up in poor shape by the time they get to the pathology lab — and that has serious implications for patients as well as for scientists who want to use that material to develop personalized tests and treatments that are safer and more effective."

Health Insurance Bargains Still Available For Many, But Deadline Looms

Andy | December 14, 2017

Health Insurance Bargains Still Available For Many, But Deadline Looms

For almost seniors like the one in this article, I like the idea of expanding Medicare to a younger age like age 55. Then also increasing the subsidies for Affordable Care plans up to $200,000 per couple. I like Obamacare but it doesn't do enough to make health care affordable especially for middle and upper middle class people.

Why Do So Many People Hate Obamacare So Much?

Andy | December 13, 2017

Why Do So Many People Hate Obamacare So Much?

Maybe because it was passed by a single political party without the input or consideration of millions of Americans? Sort of like a certain GOP tax plan, which is certain to be just as popular?