Hospice where staggering 97% of terminal patients survive is accused of defrauding Medicare for $7.45 million
The FBI arrested a married couple Thursday accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for $7.45 million while running a…
Catholic Health, Healthfirst feud highlights rise in conflicts between providers and insurers
A dispute between Catholic Health and the insurer Healthfirst that may disrupt care for Long Island patients is the…
UConn Health is to take over a state youth psychiatric facility
The University of Connecticut Health Center will move forward with a plan to take over adolescent psychiatric services…
She Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage
Elisabeth Rosenthal Last summer, Lorena Alvarado Hill received a series of unexpected medical bills. A teacher’s aide in…
System to protect Florida seniors operates without oversight
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Billionaire Johann Rupert tightens grip on South African healthcare with $950 million Mediclinic buyout
The deal will see Mediclinic Holdings divest its Swiss operations, the Hirslanden group, to Investment Holding Limited (IHL),…
Hospital costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt
Stricken with severe abdominal pain, Randy Slaughter spent three days at a nonprofit hospital in College Station, Texas,…
West Suburban Medical Center owner plans to reopen hospital by summer, but questions remain
Following the abrupt closure of West Suburban Medical Cenrter in Oak Park last week, the hospital’s CEO spoke…
Inside Cuba’s Medical Collapse – Mother Jones
Staff from Havana’s William Soler Pediatric Cardiocenter Hospital, which receives humanitarian aid from the Nuestra America flotilla from…
WGA staff union loses healthcare benefits amid strike
After seven weeks on strike, members of the Writers Guild Staff Union are losing their healthcare. The staff…
Washington doctors are sounding alarm on cannabis health effects, survey shows – KIRO 7 News Seattle
This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com More than a decade after recreational cannabis was legalized in Washington,…
Florida hospital patient finally leaves room after 5 months amid legal battle
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit to evict a patient who refused to leave…