Tag: healthcare
Personal Data of 254K Medicare Beneficiaries at Risk After Breach
(The Center Square) Hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personal information is at risk after Medicare’s data was breached. Now, lawmakers want answers.
House Committee on...
‘People Will Die’: Drug Shortages Rock Medical Industry
(Laurel Duggan, Daily Caller News Foundation) The U.S. is experiencing its worst drug shortage in 10 years due to manufacturing issues and plant closures,...
Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms...
(KHN) When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest.
As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut...
Florida’s Butt Lift Boom: Shaved Costs, High Risk, Maximum Profits
(Daniel Chang, KHN) In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the red flags.
The office in Miami where she scheduled what’s known as...
Feds Seek to Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
(AP) The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening...
FDA’s Own Reputation Could Be Restraining Its Misinfo Fight
(AP) The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.
It’s an...
Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise
(KHN) Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is...
Mark Cuban Has Been Taking On the Drug Industry
(Darius Tahir, KHN) His new company — the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., known as Cost Plus Drugs — has the “lowest prices...
Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending
(Kaiser Health News) Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments.
The White House announced this month that...
Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(KHN) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally.
Part of a ceiling collapsed on...
