Hospitals have been sharing supplies, equipment, data, and even staff as they scramble to treat patients sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. More
Administrators across the country are increasingly turning to anti-labor consultants to fend off nurses’ unions. More
As losses mount, hospital chains like Advocate Aurora Health, Providence and Loyola Medicine have had to trim costs—including at the top. More
This Viewpoint describes how the clinical decision support tools that are part of electronic health records and are used by physicians may be corrupted by commercial influence. More
Florida Cancer Specialists said that coronavirus relief dollars from taxpayers will not be used to pay back their fines. More
Faced with lost revenue from canceled elective procedures, hospitals laid off 1.4 million health care workers in April, including nearly 135,000 from hospitals. More
The pharmaceutical industry often justifies high drug prices by claiming that they create more innovation, but two recent studies find that drug costs and clinical benefit are often not related. More
Structural racism created the unequal conditions driving the black-white health gap. Disparities in COVID-19 infection and death rates show just how dire that gap is. More
Despite the direct and personal care that nurses provide, they are not valued as they should be. That's a shame, and maybe even a deadly shame. More
The financial burdens and subsequent related distress of medical care, referred to as financial toxicity, may limit access to beneficial treatments. More
Eager to bolster the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. government last month sped $30 billion in stimulus payments to most healthcare providers that billed Medicare last year. More
Vulnerable populations are on the losing end of too many decisions in health care. More
U.S. hospitals are in the spotlight for being on the frontline of fighting the pandemic. But in the shadows, debt collection operations continue, often by the same institutions treating coronavirus patients, all while unemployment and uncertainty soar. More
As the coronavirus wreaks havoc with hospital finances, wealthy hospitals sitting on millions or even billions of dollars are in a competitive stampede against near-insolvent hospitals for the same limited pots of financial relief. More
As states gear up to reopen, a poll finds a potential obstacle to controlling the coronavirus: nearly 1 in 10 adults say cost would keep them from seeking help if they thought they were infected. More
What are elective surgeries and why are they so important to hospitals? Vikas Saini and Shannon Brownlee answer questions about elective surgeries in this edition of our new video series, "Lown Hospitals Q&A." More
Politicians pledged to stop providers from charging for video appointments or telephone calls, but some patients are being charged $70 or $80 per virtual visit. More
The inequities of New York City’s health care system are clear at a public hospital in a section of Brooklyn hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. More
Congress should work to reexamine the Orphan Drug Act to ensure that it is not being abused for unintended purposes. More
Eight nurses are the overwhelming majority of employees who remain at Haskell County Community Hospital in Oklahoma. The future of the 25-bed hospital, which has been whittled down to operating only an emergency room since 2019, is increasingly grim. More