Advice from patients, physicians, and advocates on making sure your concerns are heard. Around 12 years ago, at age 19, Brittany Bella Graham began experiencing severe lower-back pain and a constant throbbing ache in her...
According to the 2018 enrollment report, 11.8 million individuals signed up or renewed through the marketplace for 2018 coverage through HealthCare.gov marketplace. We’ve all heard varying reports about how healthcare may change or is changing under Trumpcare,...
For someone in her 30s, I’ve spent a lot of time in doctors’ offices and hospitals, shivering on exam tables in my open-to-the-front gown, recording my medical history on multiple forms, having enough blood drawn in little...
Our 7-year-old daughter awoke screaming and could not be comforted or touched. We took her to the emergency room. Now our insurance company is denying the visit, saying that it wasn’t medically necessary for her...
Setting up powers of attorney. Meeting with an attorney to create powers of attorney is recommended, particularly in the case of power governing property. However, there are power of attorney for health care forms you...
The privacy and security of patient health information is a top priority for patients and their families, health care providers and professionals, and the government. Federal laws require many of the key persons and organizations...
Every day, patients are faced with a decision on whether or not to put themselves through medical treatment. In some cases, a recommended treatment will only be a question of comfort or speed of healing. In… Read More
By Brian Alexander, The Atlantic. This is the story of a small-town, publicly-owned hospital that, after thriving for decades, is struggling and now in all likelihood about to be appended to a large regional health-care… Read More
April 12th, 2019. Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the 2019 edition of its list of “100 great hospitals in America.” The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical...
By Unagidon – Commonweal Magazine. The reason that hospitals charge so much for an aspirin is a rather simple one, and if I tell you why they do it might help me make my point...