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Large healthcare companies are redistributing most of their profits to shareholders, study finds
Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death;Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study
Childhood vaccinations will have prevented more than 500 million illnesses and 1 million deaths in US since 1994, CDC report says
A robot just performed fully autonomous surgery on a live patient for the first time
Man suffers heart problem after rapid weight loss: A GLP-1 cautionary tale | Ars Technica
Study shows significant increase in telehealth usage among dementia patients at Kaiser Permanente and UCSF Health, providing easier access to care.
Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are stuck in a health care insurance limbo known as a “coverage gap,” a new analysis has found.
Coronary Inflammation Highest in Socioeconomically Deprived Areas: ORFAN
Study: Current genetic screening fails to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome.
Nearly half of U.S. counties don't have a single cardiologist; Millions of Americans likely to develop and die from heart disease live in cardiology deserts — areas of the country without a single heart specialist to care for them.
The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families.
PSA May Insufficiently Detect Early Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women: Transgender women receiving hormone therapy may skew artificially low on prostate cancer screening tests, thereby providing false reassurance and potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned: A recent study found that the rate of women 18 to 30 getting tubal ligations doubled in the 16 months following the Dobbs decision. The number of young men getting vasectomies also shot up, but men still get sterilized much less often than women.
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
More than 90 percent of transgender teens live in states that have proposed or passed anti-trans laws: Report
Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: This report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states.
acial-economic residential segregation has demonstrated a disproportionate impact on cancer-related mortality and access to surgery for patients who live in predominantly Black and poor areas, according to findings from a retrospective analysis of the California Cancer Registry presented at the 2024 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting (SSO).
In states where physician-assisted suicide is legal, I cannot help but ask if the people who ended their lives had adequate access to services to make life easier, including hospice and palliative care, a disability advocate writes.
A recent study found that Latino patients who have been hospitalized with respiratory illnesses are five times as likely to be oversedated than their non-Latino white counterparts.
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs; Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not
U.S. policies built around racism and persistent discrimination impact modern-day breast cancer outcomes, with worse outcomes for women living in historically redlined areas, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open
Access isn’t enough; other unmet needs keeping patients from using screening mammography
An updated health equity report from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reveals that race and social factors continue to influence health outcomes for many Tennesseans, particularly in areas such as childhood immunizations and maternal care.
Hospitals and health providers spent nearly $83 billion - 50% more than last year - on functions such as prior authorization requests and other functions, according to the new CAQH Index.
Reflexology May Alleviate Pain and Fatigue, Improve QOL in Patients With Cancer
‘At the private hospital, the disrespect was just more subtle’: a tale of America’s two healthcare systems | Well actually | The Guardian
As You Sow's 10th report names 15 overpaid CEOs in healthcare
Medicaid might be a taxpayer-funded health program for the poor, but that doesn't mean others aren't getting rich off of it — including employees of a company Ohio is suing on antitrust grounds.
Women With PCOS, Painful Periods At High Risk Of Cardiovascular Diseases: Studies
Basic income lowers depression in Yolo County families | Yolo County finds cash payments reduced ‘alarming’ depression rates in needy families.
AI model accurately predicts atrial fibrillation within 1 month of sinus rhythm
Weak rules and industry power have allowed ultra-processed products on the menu for school lunches. Lunchables altered two of its products to meet federal school lunch standards.
Not Even Private Health Insurance Overcomes Racial Disparities in Glycemic Control - Having health insurance in the United States is insufficient when it comes to addressing racial and ethnic disparities in glycemic control.
Who profits most from America’s baffling health-care system?
Disability groups win fight to be included in health equity research - The designation as a “health disparity population” allows for more funding and research into the health equity barriers disabled people face.
An umbrella review published in The BMJ provided a breakdown of the associations between cannabis and health outcomes, highlighting the uneven potential for clinical use.
Hospitals share differing medical prices online versus over the phone, secret shopper survey finds | Healthcare Dive
Abortion-ban states pour millions into pregnancy centers with little medical care Some states use tax credits to encourage donations to the anti-abortion entities.
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds - The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.
Congress is Finally Fixing the (Very Broken) Organ Donor Network – Just how bad is the national transplant system? It's actually getting bipartisan reforms.
One in five women feel mistreated during maternity care. Among black, hispanic and multiracial mothers, 40 percent said they had been mistreated during pregnancy or childbirth.
Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis
Minnesota AG Wants Patients To Share Stories About Medical Debt Collection As He Launches Probe.
We need to change how we count heat-related deaths - There may currently be an up to 50-fold underestimation of heat-related morbidity and mortality. That needs to change.
20 healthcare companies with the widest CEO-worker pay gaps
Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general.
An organization representing PBMs (powerful drug middlemen) said that banning an industry practice would lead to "higher costs and fewer choices," but to support it, the organization points to analysis that didn't reach the conclusion that it claimed.
Racial and ethnic health disparities are pervasive in the US, across most causes of death and in most counties, new study shows
‘We Can Be More Selective About Who We Treat’: UHS CFO’s Comments Spark Concerns About Cherry-Picking
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reaches Settlement With Company Profiting Off Her Stolen Cells – More than 70 years later, Lacks' family is finally being financially compensated for her involuntary contributions to medicine.
If you want to live in a state with great health care, start packing your bags. You’re going to need to move the the Northeast or Midwest — anywhere but the South.
Marginalized patients more likely to be skipped over in emergency departments, study finds
Economists: Enough with the health care policy patchwork. It’s time for universal insurance for the US.
A simple finger prick blood test may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to research revealed this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam.
Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.
More than two years after federal hospital price transparency rules went into effect, only about a third of hospitals are currently in compliance, according to a report released this week
RFK Jr. Wants to Make It Easier for Doctors to Spread Medical Lies – His war on a California law against Covid misinformation is just the beginning.
Doctors treating trans kids are leaving Texas, exacerbating adolescent care crisis
Why Do We Tolerate Our Health Insurance Problem? An emergency room physician details how the US system of medical insurance is rigged to give profits to insurers instead of taking care of patients.
International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into Debt | KFF Health News
Blackfeet decline meeting with national IHS director. Citing frustration and failed promises, the Blackfeet Tribal Council told IHS “Your visit would be hollow” and that travel funds “could be put to better use for Indian tribes.”
The CDC plans to reduce funding for workers who fight sexually transmitted infections because of the recently passed debt ceiling deal.
As if you needed another reason to have a low opinion of MTG: 'I Don't Want My Staff Educated,' Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells CDC Boss In Exasperating Exchange. The far-right House member browbeat the CDC's Rochelle Walensky with falsehoods and wrong assumptions.
How GOP efforts to restrict trans rights take a page from the antiabortion playbook: As conservative lawmakers introduce a record number of anti-transgender bills, abortion and trans rights advocates see mirrored fights for bodily autonomy.
Top Insurance CEOs Took Home $335 Million Last Year, Fueled by Stock Buybacks - Fresh outrage over the pay of insurance industry CEOs comes amid a renewed Medicare for All push in Congress.
Former U.S. Secretaries of Health Alex Azar and Kathleen Sebelius argue that to address the nursing shortage crisis, we need to fix immigration.
The growing and widespread use of algorithms to make health care decisions for patients could be adding to racial bias against minorities, a new study has found.
Texas wants to wean trans youth off meds in a ‘safe and medically appropriate’ way. Doctors say that’s impossible.
Vasectomies rose by 29% in the three months after the end of Roe
ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus: Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional - News - The Austin Chronicle
UCSF study shows health complications due to post-Roe abortion laws - Researchers collected 50 examples of pregnancy-related complications where new abortion laws impacted the standard of care
Beers family members built a “conglomerate” by selling a Christian alternative to traditional health insurance. They’re now scrambling for cash, even though they received millions in PPP loans that were later forgiven.
Unwanted Epidurals, Untreated Pain: Black Women Tell Their Birth Stories - Regardless of income or education, Black mothers have worse birth outcomes.
Oklahoma families, doctor challenge state ban on gender-affirming care
So much for Blade Runner: Chatbots are accurate, show more empathy than doctors in answering questions, study finds
You agreed to what? The ‘HIPAA authorization’ for Amazon's new low-cost Clinic offers the tech giant more control over your health data.
Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban and legislating binary definition of gender
In areas with more Black doctors, Black people live longer - It's the strongest evidence yet that increasing the diversity of the medical workforce may be key to ending entrenched health disparities.
Cardinal Health Inc is exploring a potential sale of its nuclear medicine unit as part of a larger review of its business, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Obamacare Says Insurers Can’t Deny Coverage of Contraceptives. They’re Doing It Anyway. | The New Republic
The Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced racial disparities in healthcare access, report says - CBS News
House GOP zeroes in on transgender health care - While the legislation would likely die in the Senate, if it gets a vote on the House floor it sets the stage for Republicans to take a national stance on gender-affirming care.
How Obamacare Enabled a Christian Health Care Cash Grab Capitalizing on the pressure to pass the Affordable Care Act, a conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening the door for “bad actors.”
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments Tuesday on whether West Virginia’s Medicaid program can lawfully refuse to pay for gender-affirming surgeries.
A new analysis released Monday shows that insurance giants are benefiting hugely from the accelerating privatization of Medicare and Medicaid, which for-profit companies have infiltrated via government programs such as Medicare Advantage.
Private Health Care Companies Are Eating the American Economy - A new report from Wendell Potter at the Center for Health and Democracy examines just how the private insurance market makes its money—and how American health care is worse off for it.
McKinsey Wants Poor People to Pay Those Damn Hospital Bills - For-profit hospitals provide inferior care. But they make more money. And now, nonprofits want to hop on the gravy train.
'They want you to die as soon as possible': Doctor issues PSA about 'the truth' of health insurance companies - US Today News
Childbirth is far more dangerous for women than the abortion pill, American Medical Association tells the Texas judge weighing mifepristone ban
In Tennessee, a Medicaid mix-up could land you on a 'most wanted' list - Medicaid enrollment swelled during the pandemic. And some states are being especially aggressive at policing their rolls.
A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation's new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday.
The Under-the-Radar Legal Battle Protecting Health Care for Trans People – Amid a wave of attacks on trans health care, this offers a glimmer of hope.
The Cruel Tyranny of Sick Notes - Your boss asking for a doctor’s note is more about controlling labor than worker health.
Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted. - The New York Times Rape victims and patients with complicated pregnancies are confronting the limits of state abortion laws.
Benefits of gender-affirming hormones for teens persist, study finds. The results augment a substantial body of research that shows gender-affirming care improves mental health.
A transgender doctor in Louisiana is facing financial hardship and may have to close due to insurance companies that have refused to reimburse her for patient care using her legal name and insist on using their deadname.
Caregivers of people living with dementia are treated negatively by others and face discrimination, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Transgender Louisiana doctor says she was denied insurance payments due to name change
States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023 - After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access.
Pregnant inmates claim Arizona prisons induced labor against their will - Medical records show three pregnant women were induced before their due dates. They claim they weren't given a choice.
An investigation of the collection policies of more than 500 U.S. hospitals found that many will aggressively pursue patients who cannot pay their bills.
By Eliminating Requirement for Animal Testing, FDA Modernization Act Allows Faster, More Cost-effective Drug Development
Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators - At a woodsy retreat center in Oregon, some 30 men and women are seated or lying down, masks covering their eyes and listening to serene music. They are among the first crop of students being trained how to accompany patients tripping on psilocybin.
State Report Says Most Pregnancy-related Deaths In Texas Were Preventable And Disproportionately Affected Black Women.
Report: Maternal Mortality Rates Higher in States With Abortion Bans
Investigation reveals telehealth startups sent sensitive health data to big tech companies
Texas doctor continues treating transgender youths after legal win
Appeals court rules transgender care and transition infringes on religious freedom; Catholic health systems and organizations won their case against the Department of Health and Human Services.
The future of the Biden administration’s efforts to prohibit LGBTQ discrimination in health care is at stake after a Trump-appointed judge ruled that the Affordable Care Act defines sex narrowly.
Multiple states have issued total or partial bans on transgender surgeries and drugs for minors amid the ongoing debate about "gender-affirming care" for young people.
LGBTQ suicide prevention efforts are in line for Biden administration funding boosts as conservative state lawmakers launch legislative and political attacks that health experts say compromise queer and transgender mental health.
Employers Use Patient Assistance Programs to Offset Their Own Costs |Some insurers and employers are tapping into assistance programs meant for individual patients.
The Food and Drug Administration needs to prioritize a health messaging campaign to ease gay and bisexual men into donating blood, medical experts say, after the organization announced its plan to lift restrictions.
HHS issues guidance on the use of online tracking tools in healthcare - The agency issued a bulletin clarifying that a notice of pixel use does not permit PHI disclosure, and when HIPAA-compliant authorizations for pixels are required.
Methodist Hospital (TN) cancelling surgery for transgender adults; ACLU to take up the issue
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into a $22 billion industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
Study shows that as states legalized marijuana, alcohol use increased between 2010 and 2019 by 0.9 percentage point among the entire U.S. population.
Health insurance companies have disclosed trillions of negotiated rates for medical care. Researchers and software developers say the data are nearly impossible to analyze.
In Health Care, We Need Data Orchestration, Not Necessarily Unification - Each part of the healthcare ecosystem adds value and meaningful information to understand a person’s whole health.
This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True | Kaiser Health News
Study Suggests That Flu Vaccinations May Cut Usage Of Antibiotics, Helping Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance.
Health care giant confirms $15M settlement — two days after denying it - Ohio Capital Journal
NC Treasurer Report Shows Hospitals Profiting From Medicare (Though The Hospitals Disagree)
People of color less likely to receive Paxlovid and other Covid-19 treatments, according to CDC study | CNN
Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right.
As controversy grows around the use of Facebook Pixel code and similar tracking tools that harvest sensitive health and other personal data of consumers, so does
A study found liberal policies were linked to lower mortality among working-age adults, while conservative policies were linked to more deaths.
Some of the nation’s largest insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) impose coverage exclusions and other restrictions on birth control products, contrary to an Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement, according to a House investigation.
The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement | CNN
Study Suggests Shorter Duration of Radiation Therapy is Effective for High-Risk Prostate Cancer
The world is running out of helium. Helium is the only element cold enough to keep MRI machines cool enough to function. Without it, doctors lose a valuable imaging tool.
Top Tennessee Republicans are vowing they'll push to enact some of the strictest anti-transgender policies in the United States
Two deaf patients were unable to rescue their disability bias claims against a Modesto, Calif., hospital,as the Ninth Circuit denied their petition for a panel rehearing of their case.
Kemp receives funds from Centene, known for Medicaid overbilling... and $84K after he vetoed a law that would have regulated them.
CT, MRI prices skewed by 'flawed' employer-backed insurance: The average maximum negotiated price for a brain CT scan was as high as 17.9 times more than the minimum price offered in the same hospital.
Chemical hair-straightening linked to uterine cancer, study warns Black women - The Washington Post
Pharmacy benefit managers inflate drug prices and decrease competition while consumers pay the price. Does the FTC have the medicine to fix it? - MedCity News
Planned Parenthood asks N. Carolina court to let more health workers provide abortions | Reuters
Doctors challenging HHS transgender policy win class certification | Reuters
Over half of adolescents and young adults don't receive prompt follow-up care after being hospitalized or visiting the emergency room for a mental health crisis, new research shows.
Northwestern study shows gender-affirming surgery benefits in youth
The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Access | Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow?
Time to Rein in the Drug-Industry Middlemen who are Exploiting Patients in Need
BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity | Kaiser Health News
Federal judge upholds Florida Medicaid ban on covering gender-affirming care - POLITICO
Abortion: 'Heartbreaking' stories go untold, doctors say, as employers 'muzzle' them | CNN
Hackers are exploiting the very security tools providers use to protect themselves, HHS warns - MedCity News
At least half of all US healthcare administrative spending “does not contribute to health outcomes in any discernible way”
Analysis Finds 'Deep Inequities' in Children's Health Coverage | HealthLeaders Media
Many Patients Can't Afford Health Costs Even With Insurance | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Patient billed $6,000 for a urine drug test. Now she’s suing the hospital company
Victims of sexual violence often left with overwhelming medical bills after emergency care - ABC News
Physician Bias May Prevent Quality Care for Patients With Disabilities
After Far-Right Harassment, Trans People Are Fighting to Keep Their Health Care – Rolling Stone
Why your car insurance could cause you to get turned away from urgent care : Shots - Health News : NPR
OU Health ceasing some gender care after funds threatened
Health systems boost benefits to attract low-wage workers
Bariatric Surgery Ups Epilepsy Risk | MedPage Today
22% of eligible young women have not undergone a mammogram yet
Telehealth better than in-person visits on some quality measures: study
40% of Americans Can’t Afford to See Their Doctors - TheStreet
Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination | Kaiser Health News
Health care startup takes gynecology for Gen Z on the road
Medical coding creates barriers to care for transgender patients
Baylor St. Luke's is losing money with lower prices and higher quality, showing what's wrong with US health care
Health apps share your concerns with advertisers. HIPAA can’t stop it. - The Washington Post
DOJ will defend Alabama VA doctors threatened with abortion prosecutions - The Washington Post
What if doctors could write prescriptions for adequate housing? More than anything else, it might improve a person's overall health.
These male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time | CNN Politics
Hospital financing in black and white (structural racism in healthcare)
Meta's company’s pixel tracking tool was collecting details about patients’ doctor’s appointments, prescriptions, and health conditions on hospital websites.
Housing Instability Top Social Risk Factor for Cancer Patients, UCSD Finds
Sexual assault victims billed for hospital exams that should be free
Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients | California Healthline
Report: More than 11M middle-income seniors won’t be able to afford long-term care by 2033 - MedCity News
Startup Choix Will Sell Abortion Pills to Patients Who Aren’t Pregnant In Some States
Texas judge deems Obamacare HIV prevention drug mandate unlawful | Reuters
Medical Education Has 'Gone Woke' -- That's a Good Thing | MedPage Today
Argentine woman's affordable chemo cap offers hope by preventing hair loss | Reuters
U.S. plans to move COVID vaccines, treatments to private markets in 2023 | Reuters
Hackers have laid siege to U.S. health care and a tiny HHS office is buckling under the pressure - POLITICO