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Process-of-care measures help hospital stand out nationally
Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky., scores in the top 3 percent in a composite of seven pneumonia process-of-care or core measures among more than 2,800 hospitals with 50 or more beds. Western... Read more...
International study finds U.S. behind in access, quality
If spending alone could provide the best care to patients, the U.S. would be way ahead. Unfortunately, as most readers know, America's access to care and the quality of that care doesn't stack up... Read more...
Report: Healthcare varies widely by state
A new report underscores what policymakers have been yelling about over the past several years--that the health system in the U.S. is extremely inconsistent in the way it cares for citizens. The... Read more...
Employer-sponsored healthcare premiums could double in 10 years
A recent report produced by the Commonwealth Fund found that over the past decade, insurance premiums have been growing much more quickly than income in the United States, so much so that... Read more...
Senate GOP members push health co-op rather than public-option health plan
It seems that the so-called "public option" may be the issue that does the most to try to get the patients of both parties engaged in the health reform debate. While Democrats in the Senate are... Read more...
Proposal creates care "warranty" model
Offering any kind of guaranteed results for healthcare services isn't just counterintuitive--some doctors might tell you it's just plain crazy. But that isn't stopping healthcare quality advocate... Read more...
One in five Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals within 30 days
Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals cost an estimated $17.4 billion in 2004, several years before a legion of aging baby boomers will become eligible for the entitlement. Better planning for... Read more...
Commonwealth Fund calls for massive healthcare reform
Apparently the Commonwealth Fund has a solution to the nation's healthcare problems. The group is calling for a new national insurance exchange that could cover tens of millions of Americans,... Read more...
'Do-it-yourself' healthcare a problem among uninsureds
According to research conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, young adults comprise the nation's largest group of uninsureds; in 2007 alone, 13.2 million young adults were without insurance. An article... Read more...
COBRA unaffordable for many
According to the Commonwealth Fund, most workers who lose their jobs cannot afford to continue their healthcare coverage through COBRA, the 1985 law that allows workers to keep their job-based health... Read more...
