Hospital News
Unnecessary hospital tests and procedures put hundreds of thousands at risk, new analysis reveals
By Aaron Toleos, May 4, 2021. U.S. hospital ranking identifies best and worst hospitals at avoiding overuse of hysterectomy, coronary stents, back surgery, and more BROOKLINE, Mass. — Every 80 seconds, a hospital in the
University of Miami settles 3 suits alleging fraudulent billing, unnecessary lab tests for $22M
By Dave Muoio, Fierce Healthcare, May 12, 2021. Article Summary: University of Miami has agreed to pay $22M to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests and… Read More
Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
February 19, 2021 The federal government has penalized 774 hospitals for having the highest rates of patient infections or other potentially avoidable medical complications. Those hospitals, which include some of the nation’s marquee medical centers,… Read More
Top Hospitals Charging Patients up to 1,800% More for Services Than They Cost
The leading nurses union says the study highlights the need for a Medicare for All system to limit high markups By IGOR DERYSH, NOVEMBER 22, 2020, For Salon. Hospitals in the United States charge patients as much… Read More
Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News, Nov. 02, 2020. Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the financial fallout of the unexpected coronavirus, will get lower payments for all Medicare… Read More
Nearly half of low-income communities have no ICU beds in their area
By Juliet Isselbacher, STAT News, Aug 03, 2020. As Covid-19 continues to strain the country’s hospital system, new research exposes a striking gap in access to ICU care from one community to the next. The… Read More
Many Hospitals Charge More Than Twice What Medicare Pays for the Same Care
The gap between rates set for private insurers and employers vs. those by the federal government stirs the debate over a government-run health plan. By Reed Abelson, The New York Times, Sept. 18, 2020. Hospitals across… Read More
Predatory Medical Billing In Texas
Report on Predatory Medical Billing In Texas Names 28 Hospitals And A Dallas Law Firm By SAM BAKER, KERA News, JUN 1, 2020. The May 27 report from a healthcare research and policy team at… Read More
Furor Erupts As Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19
By Jay Hancock and Phil Galewitz and Elizabeth Lucas, KHN, Apr 10, 2020. Probably few hospital systems need the emergency federal grants announced this week to handle the coronavirus crisis as badly as Florida’s Jackson… Read More