The bad news is that not enough patients talk with clinicians and pharmacists about the financial burden of their prescribed medications. The good news is that discussions that do occur often lead to more affordable prescriptions.
Although most hospitals report having a palliative care program, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report highlighted the many ways U.S. hospitals can do better in caring for patients with advanced illness.
A complaint filed in district court claims the acquisition would compromise competition and thus quality of care, while thwarted physician organizations argue the opposite.
Physicians contemplating moving to Tennessee for employment, and accustomed to certain protections in other states, may be surprised to learn of these three laws.
Some providers regard pushing the preventive benefit to Medicare beneficiaries as a "money grab," but executives at Bon Secours Health System, Inc., say the visits are improving patient health.
