As of January 1, under federal rules issued by the Trump Administration, hospitals are required to publish the price of health services by payer.
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The CDC has declared racism a "serious threat" to public health. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, who worked for the CDC and now studies race and health at Emory University.
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More than 3,600 U.S. health care workers perished in the first year of the pandemic, according to “Lost on the Frontline,” a 12-month investigation by The Guardian and KHN to track such deaths.
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A Florida program designed to reduce doctors’ malpractice bills strips families of their right to sue, offering instead a one-time payment and promises to cover medical expenses. Some parents report a bureaucratic nightmare that’s anything but supportive.
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New medical findings challenge conventional wisdom that biological differences between the sexes drive death rates.
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A survey of more than 2,200 hospitals finds that despite progress in reducing C-section rates, there's a long way to go.
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The city has learned the importance of trusting and partnering with Black and brown medical pros.
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Over 30 years, dramatic consolidation has meant higher prices, fewer treatment options and less incentive to innovate.
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Medical organizations need to formally denounce the diagnostic validity and use of excited delirium to justify excessive police force.
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The ACP guidelines apply to inpatients and outpatients who have uncomplicated infections.
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