Healthcare In Crisis

In 2016, there were 28.6 million Americans without health insurance, down from more than 48 million in 2010.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

After Wiping Out $6.7 Billion in Medical Debt, This Nonprofit Is Just Getting Started

Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of n...

Friday, July 23, 2021

14 latest hospital closures

From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to shut down. In the past year, financia...

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Oklahoma and the ACA’s Medicaid expansion

Medicaid expansion takes effect July 1, 2021, with enrollment starting June 1 Key takeaways An Oklahoma Medicaid expansion initiative was...

Oklahoma cancer hospital closes, affecting 400 employees

After operating for more than 30 years, Cancer Treatment Centers of America closed its hospital in Tulsa, Okla., according to News on 6. ...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

US hospitals overused tests before pandemic, report shows.

2021 Winning Hospitals: Avoiding Overuse The Lown Institute Hospitals Index is the first ranking to apply overuse criteria to over 3,100 U....

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Obama's Medicaid expansion keeps gaining ground under Trump

President Donald Trump is still trying to overturn “Obamacare,” but his predecessor's health care law keeps gaining ground in places w...

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Egypt arrests doctors, silences critics over virus outbreak

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~ Barbara ~: I am a researcher for a consultant whose primary focus is healthcare. Since 2007 this blog has been examining the need for healthcare reform in the US and is now following the progress of the Affordable Care Act. The goal is to collect and share the latest related news and information to continue to learn about this complex issue. All entries are excerpts or full reprints of published articles with a link to the source included. Comments are moderated to avoid the posting of spam and advertisements.

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