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US Healthcare 101: How to Fight Predatory Medical Billing
A personal story of fighting the villains of the healthcare “non-system” By Jeff Cohen, Medium, May 21, 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on throughout the US and the world at large, doctors, nurses, and… Read More...
Nevada and New Mexico State Medical Debt Collections Laws to Take Effect July 1, 2021
By Christine Emello, Ballard Spahr, LLP, June 17, 2021. State legislatures in New Mexico and Nevada enacted laws this session targeting medical debt collections. Both laws have been signed by the states’ Governors and take effect… Read More
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Looking to Tackle Prescription Overload
Article Summary: Most older adults are prescribed with an overload of drugs that may not be beneficial or could lead to drug interactions affecting their quality of life. This article explores the benefits of “deprescribing”…. Read More
For Black kidney patients, an algorithm may help perpetuate harmful racial disparities
Article Summary: Medical algorithm uses race as a factor for evaluating kidney disease care, harming black patients with worse outcomes and reduced chance of receiving a new kidney. By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony,… Read More
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products
Article Summary: Medical device companies have offered illegal compensation to orthopedic and spine surgeons corrupting their medical judgment to perform unnecessary and wasteful surgeries causing serious patient harm. By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas, KHN,… Read More
5 Recent Drug, Device Recalls
Article Summary: This article compiles a list of recent drug and medical device recalls reported to the FDA. By Maia Anderson, Becker’s Hospital Review, Jun 21, 2021. Medical device and drug recalls, whether voluntary or… Read More
A Hospital Charged More Than $700 For Each Push Of Medicine Through Her IV
Article Summary: Hospitals charge a very high fee by unbundling each and every service provided at the ER, billing a whooping $700 for a single push of IV medicine. By Rae Ellen Bichell, NPR, Jun… Read More