Category: Health Policy
Have Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Hospital Closes
The first installment of year-long series, which follows how the closure of one rural hospital disrupts a community’s health care, economy and equilibrium.
‘Medicare For All’ Emerges As Early Divide In First Democratic Debate
At the Democratic presidential debate health policies, ranging from “Medicare for All” to efforts to curb skyrocketing drug prices, were among the key issues
Why You Should Read Your Doctor’s Notes
A majority of patients who looked at their doctor’s notes reported they felt more in control of their care and said they were more compliant taking medication.
Trump Administration Rule Would Undo Health Care Protections For LGBTQ Patients
A Trump administration proposal would change the civil rights rules dictating whether providers must care for patients who are transgender or have had an abortion.
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.
Seattle’s Soda Tax Almost Entirely Passed on to Consumers
Two-liter bottle of soda increased 64 percent; price of diet drinks jumped, too