The state has targeted nine under-performing nursing homes with large numbers of empty beds for millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts, but the operators, the union, and some lawmakers in the affected areas are pushing back hard, saying the homes should be given a chance to raise occupancy rates.
Community Health Systems and the company's top executives face another shareholder lawsuit as the hospital chain’s stock price hits historic lows. This time, officials are accused of misleading investors with an accounting change.
Across America and Michigan, doctors are speaking up about what we're seeing in our clinics and hospitals. Our patients can't pay for doctor visits and life-saving prescription drugs. Because of high co pays and exorbitant out-of-pocket costs, people are forced to delay tests and treatments, effectively rationing healthcare for themselves and sometimes, their loved ones.
A recent poll on "Medicare for All" — and commercial major medical insurance for none — showed a laughable 25% approval. Even worse for proponents, this poll was taken on stage at the first round of presidential debates in late June. Just five of 20 Democratic candidates had the nerve to raise their hands in support of this sweeping health care reform.
Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis.
Drugmakers Endo International PLC and Allergan PLC are in talks to avoid going to a landmark trial set to begin in October over the opioid crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.