Even as frontline emergency room doctors are cheered as national heroes, the private equity-backed firms that employ them are slashing their pay to counteract downturns in corporate revenue. More
The cataclysm of Covid-19 offers an opportunity to reshape health care for the better. The question is: Do we have the collective will to do that? More
“Unscrupulous providers” could take advantage of the boom in treatment delivered via voice or video calls. More
Many people are being met with surprise bills from coronavirus treatment that cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, as patients battle with their insurers. More
The inability of the healthcare system to manage the surge in response to COVID-19 wasn't just predictable. It was all but planned by economic design. More
In the first edition of "Lown Hospitals Q&A," a recurring video series, Vikas Saini and Shannon Brownlee answer questions about hospital bailouts. More
The Minnesota legislature's fight over a new insulin access program encapsulates the difficulty and the controversy of even modest drug pricing reforms. More
While cutting benefits for emergency room doctors and other medical workers, TeamHealth and Envision have spent millions on ads meant to pressure politicians working on legislation to cap out-of-network costs for Americans. More
Whistleblowers at psychiatric facilities paint a picture of mismanaged responses and lax safety protocols—even alleging coverups of deaths. More
There were 27.9 million people without health insurance in 2018, and record-high unemployment will increase that figure by millions More
"This pandemic, if anything, is waking people up to just how unreliable, and insecure, the current healthcare system is." More
MedPage Today survey finds healthcare workers sidelined by COVID-19, New York hardest hit More
Electronic consultations (e-consults) enable patients to benefit from specialist expertise without ever seeing the specialist and thus represent a revolution in delivery of outpatient health care. More
Health workers are facing layoffs, furloughs and cuts to salaries and schedules in response to declines in revenue More
The new Main Street lending program is available to businesses with up to 10,000 employees or $2.5 billion in annual revenue, but puts limits on certain employees' compensation. More
Research shows Purdue Pharma focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences. More
In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient. More
Hospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions. More
As prescriptions surge, Walgreens and CVS employees say they need more protective gear, cleaning supplies and sick pay. “Someone will come into work sick and there’s nothing anyone can do about it,” a pharmacist says. More
She raised more than $12,000 to buy and distribute protective gear for her colleagues, who say they felt inadequately protected against COVID-19. How a confrontation in one of the nation’s Coronavirus hotspots illustrates a troubling national trend. More