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Ads for Short-Term Plans Lacking ACA Protections Swamped Consumers' Online Searches
Researchers looked at marketing of short-term plans, which don?t have to meet most ACA provisions. Regardless of the search term...
Clinical Care
Providers Walk 'Fine Line' Between Informing And Scaring Immigrant Patients
The proposed 'public charge' rule would allow the federal government to consider immigrants' use of an expanded list of public...
Strategy
AHA's Rick Pollack Sees Full Agenda for Year Ahead
The president and CEO of the American Hospital Association shares a bit about the challenges facing the nation's hospitals in...
Strategy
After Bitter Closure, Rural Texas Hospital Defies The Norm And Reopens
For weeks on end, a small group gathered at the shuttered hospital to pray for some avenue to reopen. Then,...
Strategy
How The Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs
Outstanding bills are putting the squeeze on some important health-related initiatives as the shutdown drags on.
Strategy
How Sen. Orrin Hatch Changed America's Health Care
Utah's Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, after 42 years. The Republican led bipartisan efforts to provide health care to...
Finance
5 Ways Social Determinants of Health Affect the Revenue Cycle
From readmissions to no-shows, factors like addiction and food insecurity have an impact on billing, collections, and the bottom line.
Strategy
Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A 'Go-To Judge' For Republicans, Critics Say
Because Judge Reed O'Connor is getting a lot of ideological lawsuits brought to him, it's making his voting record more...
Strategy
5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend The Entire Health System
While the judge's decision is a long way from implementation, here are five ways that eliminating the ACA could upend...
Clinical Care
Hep C And Drug Abuse Often Go Hand In Hand, But Screening For Infection Lags
Not testing these patients for hepatitis C is an enormous missed opportunity, public health experts agree.
Clinical Care
'Landmark' Maternal Health Legislation Clears Major Hurdle
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to fund state committees to review and investigate deaths of expectant...
Clinical Care
Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge
As opioids become harder to get, police said, more people have turned to meth, which is inexpensive and readily available....