News From Around the Web
> Dietary supplements send at least 23,000 people to the emergency room per year, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Study abstract
> Peterborough, New Hampshire's Monadnock Community Hospital announced layoffs and cuts this week, according to the Keene Sentinel. Article
> Healthcare leaders considering partnerships with charitable organizations should heed these three pieces of advice, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Article
Health Payer News
> When news broke that Kentucky Health Cooperative will stop selling policies at the end of the year, it was yet another sign that the prognosis for consumer-operated and -oriented health plans isn't encouraging. Article
> When a large, self-insured U.S. firm forced its employees to switch from an insurance plan that provided them with free healthcare to a high-deductible plan, the result was that the employees cut back on healthcare services, including potentially valuable care, according to a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Article
And Finally… On second thought, not the brightest idea. Article