Category: Health Policy
News bits
Health headlines from the region and around the world.
Death By 1,000 Clicks
How electronic health records became an ‘unholy mess.’
Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets
Hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, and contributions charities.
Support grows for action on drug prices
Spurred on by midterm election results that showed health care to be a deciding issue, lawmakers are pushing a bevy of new proposals and approaches.
Can the states fix US healthcare?
For over a decade, we’ve been waiting for Washington to solve our healthcare woes. Now, with Washington in total dysfunction, states are looking for solutions.
Seven in 10 Americans say healthcare system in “crisis” or having “major problems
Seven in 10 or those polled said the healthcare system in “crisis” or having “major problems, in response to a new Gallup poll. The results are in line with what the poll has found since 1994.
The more women in government, the healthier a population
Compared to their male counterparts, female politicians are more likely to advance women’s rights, health care and family policy.
Health reads of the week
Must-read health care stories of the week from Kaiser Health News’ Brianna Labuskes.