Today, 10 million Texans live at least half an hour from a women’s health clinic, a common standard used to determine health care shortages.
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Orlando Paramedics Didn’t Go In to Save Victims of the Pulse Shooting. Here’s Why.
The Orlando Fire Department had been working on a plan to respond to a mass shooting. On the night of the Pulse shooting, the plan had already sputtered.
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Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?
If an air ambulance service is not part of your insurance network, the operator can charge the you for what the insurance company won’t cover.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to Issaquah Costco deli
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis associated with food prepared in the service deli at the Costco in Issaquah
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As life expectancies rise, so are expectations for healthy aging
There’s a new term for aging baby boomers – “perennials” – to describe those who want to live an active, blossoming life into old age.
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Taken For A Ride: After ATV Crash, Doctor Gets $56,603 Bill For Air Ambulance Trip
While still lying in the hospital, the air ambulance company told him the ride would likely cost more than $50,000 and asked him how he planned to pay.
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HOW TO STAY INDEPENDENT, PREVENT FALLS
Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury. Seattle & King County’s fall prevention team works with seniors to make sure their homes are safe.
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Beware of Medicare card scammers
If someone calls and says you need to give them your personal information or money to get the new Medicare card, hang up! It’s a scam.
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Courts forcing states to provide costly hepatitis C treatment
Courts have ruled states cannot withhold potentially life-saving but expensive medications from Medicaid beneficiaries and prison inmates who have hepatitis C.
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Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond
Many employers — ill-equipped or unwilling to confront an issue they are at a loss to handle — turn a blind eye to addiction within their workforce.
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As cities push for paid sick leave, states push back
A split is growing between cities that want to require private companies to give workers paid sick days and states that are determined to stop them.
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Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Rules Governing Organ Transplant Centers
The rules, said to be proposed to reduce “burdensome” regulations, would no longer penalize hospitals if too many of their patients die following transplants.
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Where to draw the line on workplace wellness incentives
In some cases, the dollar amount is so high that employees feel they have little choice but to participate.
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Most Hospital ERs Won’t Treat Your Addiction. These Will.
Despite an overdose epidemic that is killing nearly 200 Americans a day, the vast majority of hospitals do not offer addiction treatment to ER patients.
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Five popular hangover cures, reviewed by experts
‘Hair of the dog’ and other hangover remedies. Do they work? Here’s the evidence behind what works – and what doesn’t
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