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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
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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
Why So Slow? Legislators Take on Insurers’ Delays in Approving Prescribed Treatments
Article Summary: The frequently long waits for insurance prior approvals frustrate doctors and patients needing treatment. By Michelle Andrews, KHN, May 17, 2022. Andrew Bade, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nearly two decades… Read More
Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills
Article Summary: Preventive screenings like mammograms may be free, but follow-up tests can be expensive to patients seeking further treatments. By Michelle Andrews, KHN, Jun 14, 2022. When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200… Read More
The $18,000 Breast Biopsy When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle
Article Summary: High medical bills are preventing patients from getting basic medical tests that could potentially detect cancer and other serious illnesses. By Lauren Sausser, KHN, Aug 23, 2022. When Dani Yuengling felt a lump… Read More