I can count on one hand the number of times anyone broke the silence about the existing segregated system of healthcare. When someone did, it was usually a Black person or person of color
Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds
Hint: it isn’t big pharma
The office is investigating Allina Health's debt collection practices and its now-suspended policy of denying non-emergency care to delinquent patients.
It’s been more than two years since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared racism a public health threat, and a new study gives a stark look at just how pervasive racial and ethnic disparities are in the United States.
Last week, the CFO of Universal Health Services stated that the company chooses which patients to treat based on whose insurance plans offer the highest payments. The comments have sparked some media attention, but healthcare finance experts say the practice of cherry-picking patients is nothing new to the industry.
11 of the bottom 12 states in WalletHub study are in the South
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Across the country, schools are reporting rising cafeteria debt, and fewer kids are enrolling in their free and reduced price programs. Many states are moving to make meals free for all kids again.
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