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Private insurance beats no insurance, Medicaid with better outcomes
Privately insured heart patients have better outcomes in heart valve replacement surgery compared to uninsured and Medicaid patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American
Hospital expels patient, raises ethical questions
A doctor at University of Texas Medical Branch's John Sealy Hospital told a patient who was being prepared for surgery to leave the hospital because she was an illegal immigrant, the Houston
Millions of cancer survivors report having put off care for financial reasons
A new analysis has found that two million cancer survivors did not get needed medical services in the previous year because of concerns about cost, reports a study published in Cancer, a
'Race matching' moot for heart transplant patients
The practice of 'race matching' organ donors and recipients appears to have little effect on transplant success, nor does it hold any significance in the disproportionately worse outcomes after heart
Rate-setting commissions: Insurers aren't the only target
Last year President Obama floated a proposal to turn the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission into an independent rate-setting authority for Medicare providers. That idea gained little traction.
Doctors treat uninsured differently
Most of us know that as of the latest count, 47 million people in the United States were uninsured. However, what's not as well known is that a patient's insurance status can substantially affect the
