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NewsBerwick blasts limited hospital stays, healthcare rationing
To help rein in escalating Medicaid costs, several states are severely restricting hospital stays. However, that move has been stirring up some opposition, especially from former CMS Administrator Read more...
Most expensive hospital stays cost about $18,000 a day
The priciest hospital stays are also among the most futile. Among the top 0.5 percent of most expensive hospital stays, the average length of stay runs about 48 days and costs more than $500,000, yet Read more...
Early imaging tests can lead to shorter hospital stays, study finds
Despite the recent criticism of overuse of costly, potentially toxic radiological procedures, a recent study shows that patients who have MRIs and CTs soon after being admitted to hospitals go home Read more...
Doctors delaying discharge due to lack of home health support
A new survey concludes that a lack of home health services may be yet another bottleneck in the struggle to cut down on needless patient days in the hospital. The report notes that just over half of Read more...
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