A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.
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Bill Of The Month: Estimate For Cost Of Hernia Surgery Misses The Mark
Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. But even when you do so, estimates from insurers, hospitals and doctors can be unreliable.
When Temperatures Rise, So Do Health Problems
Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.
No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?
The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., has forced a change in the way ER care is provided, including a greater reliance on air ambulances.
Creative Recruiting Helps Rural Hospitals Overcome Doctor Shortages
Recruiting doctors to come to work in rural hospitals has always been a challenge, especially in a hot job market. But some hospitals in remote areas are finding ways to lure much-needed talent.
Trump Team's Bid To Make Hospital Costs More Transparent Is Data-Heavy
The administration's rules would require hospitals to provide far more detail about the actual prices they charge insurers for medical care. Would patients welcome the data, or feel overwhelmed?
Fact Check: Do State Health Plan Changes Deny State Employees Access To Care?
Hospitals have rallied against Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell's new health care program, saying it will hurt state employees.
Regulations That Mandate Sepsis Care Appear To Have Worked In New York
Sepsis, the body's overreaction to infection, strikes more than a million Americans a year and kills more than 250,000. Evidence suggests that regulations can improve its diagnosis and patient care.
Years After Sexual Assault, Survivors Hounded To Pay Bills For The Rape Kit Exam
Under federal law, people sexually assaulted don't have to pay for their medical forensic exams. Yet some have trouble getting the hospitals or collection agencies to stop dunning them for payment.
Memphis Hospitals Suspend Debt Collection Suits, Including Suits Against Employees
After an investigation by journalists found the Methodist hospital system had filed 8,300 lawsuits in five years, the hospital announced it will be "reviewing" its policies in the next 30 days.