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Why medication errors continue to harm patients
A mix of flawed systems and complacency have resulted in patient harm, experts say. By Wendy Ruderman, The Philidelphia Inquirer, Nov. 15, 2023. Six years ago, a nurse at a Tennessee hospital accidentally gave a… Read More
Patients Are Unaware That:
Most patients are unaware that: 1) Hospital medical errors are the third leading cause of death, killing up to 440,000 people a year. Approximately 25,000 hospital patients are harmed every day; 2) Patient safety in… Read More
Medical Debt Is Being Erased in Ohio and Illinois. Is Your Town Next?
Cook County, Ill., and Toledo, Ohio, are turning to the American Rescue Plan to wipe out residents’ medical debt. Officials in Toledo, Ohio, and other U.S. cities are finalizing plans to create programs for paying… Read More
APRA Joins National Patient Safety Board Coalition
Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. APRA has joined a coalition of 75 (and growing) organizations that are advancing the call to expeditiously form a new independent federal agency, the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB), to model… Read More
Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
By Paula Span, Published Nov. 20, 2022, The New York Times. It’s open enrollment season again. From now through Dec. 7, about 65 million Americans are facing the annual question of which Medicare options will… Read More
Did your doctor make a mistake? Suing medical providers in Florida is easy, winning isn’t
By Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Nov 21, 2022. Your mammogram showed you had breast cancer but no one caught it. Your doctor botched your surgery because he himself was ill, or the hospital… Read More
Patient Resources
Right Care Alliance -The Right Care Alliance (RCA) is a grassroots coalition of clinicians, patients, and community members organizing to make health care institutions accountable to communities and put patients, not profits, at the heart of health care. [pmpro_levels]
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
Article Summary: Drug plan prices touted during Medicare open enrollment fluctuate a lot making it unaffordable for patients By Susan Jaffe, KHN, May 03, 2022. Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up… Read More
Samples of Popular Diabetes Drug Contain Potential Carcinogen, F.D.A. Says
Article Summary: A popular cancer drug has been identified to contain traces of a potential carcinogen called nitrosamine in some samples tested. By Andrew Jacobs, NY Times, Aug 11, 2022. The Food and Drug Administration… Read More