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Newyork
A Companion on the Road to Recovery
By around 2 p.m., just after lunch, activity at the critical care unit of the Jayadeva hospital in Bengaluru, India, is at an ebb. No one is running down the halls with X-rays, bills or samples of body fluids to be tested. The morning rounds are over ...
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Newyork
Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty
He has an easy smile, blue eyes and a life-threatening bone infection in one arm. Grateful for treatment, he jokes with the medical intern each morning. A friend, a fellow doctor, is supervising the man’s care. We both work as internists at a public ...
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US
Biden Administration Finalizes Rule Curbing Use of Short-Term Health Plans
The new regulation reverses a Trump-era policy that expanded access to health plans with fewer benefits than those sold on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.
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Newyork
Abortion Law Is Far From Settled
In his majority opinion in the case overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito insisted that the high court was finally settling the vexed abortion debate by returning the “authority to regulate abortion” to the “people and their elected ...
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Newyork
Insurance Companies and the Prior Authorization Maze
More from our inbox: Elect the U.S. Attorney GeneralFriendship MemoriesA Leadership Gaptranscript ‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care Insurance companies have weaponized a seemingly benign process to protect their ...
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US
Wyoming Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors
The News Wyoming will bar minors from receiving medical treatments for gender transition, after the state’s Republican governor signed a bill on Friday that penalizes health care professionals who provide puberty blockers, hormone therapy and ...
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US
Obama Feared a ‘One-Term Presidency’ After Passing Health Care Law
A set of oral histories released on Friday documents the behind-the-scenes drama of President Barack Obama’s drive to pass the Affordable Care Act, his most important legislative achievement.
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Newyork
‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care March 14, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ETShare full article24Video by Alexander Stockton Mr. Stockton is a producer with Opinion Video. Should your insurance ...
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Newyork
Home Care Aides Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts: ‘This Work Is Killing Them’
Home health care, among the fastest growing industries in New York and nationwide, is also one of the lowest paying, with often grueling hours.
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News
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System
The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.