Around this time of year, the common cold begins its rounds in schools across the country. This year, however, hospitals in the Midwest are experiencing a strain of Enterovirus — which causes the common cold — so severe that unprecedented…
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HHS has approved Pennsylvania's plan to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to launch Healthy Pennsylvania, a program that will promote affordable care and increase access to care for the uninsured, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) announced yesterday.
Nearly 300 western Pennsylvania veterans have been referred to Pittsburgh-based UPMC while the Department of Veterans Affairs attempts to sort out the backlogs in local VA hospitals, according to a report from the Tribune Live.
August has been a difficult month for Las Vegas-area emergency departments, with three hospitals forced to turn away incoming patients because of capacity issues due to an influx of mental health patients waiting in the ED to be admitted…
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., has acknowledged a breach of patient data after a stack of hospital admission logs was taken out of the hospital and put in a former employee's car, according to a report from San Diego…
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Despite the glitch-ridden rollout of HealthCare.gov last fall, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's performance went on to exceed enrollment expectations and has made a notable dent in the uninsured rate, Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser…
The recent Medicaid expansions have been controversial, especially where they concern emergency department use. But what is true, and what is hype? The following are five commonly held beliefs about Medicaid patients and ED use, answered by CMS and the…
It's not unreasonable to say ACOs need a new term to describe their work.
Emergency departments in the Toledo, Ohio, area have seen increased visits, possibly due to toxins in the local water source, according to a report from The Blade.
The Healthcare Association of New York State has collaborated with the New York State Department of Health and other statewide stakeholders to join a national initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality.