Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are long — really long
Patients typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency room before leaving — the third-longest duration ...
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Congress unveils new spending bill to prevent shutdown and aid disaster recovery
Congressional leaders propose a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through March 14, providing over $100 billion in ...
Health Affairs8d
National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased
Health care spending in the US reached $4.9 trillion and increased 7.5 percent in 2023, growing from a rate of 4.6 percent in 2022. In 2023, the insured share of the population reached 92.5 percent, ...
Louisiana health department outlines new physician reimbursement rates
The Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare will review a new plan submitted by the Louisiana Department of Health ...
New York Post14d
Biden’s Education Department shelled out $1B on DEI since 2021: report
President Biden’s Department of Education has shelled out at least $1 billion on various diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since 2021, according to a new report. Researchers ...
Yahoo14d
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency Can—and Should—Tackle Medicare and Social Security
For instance, as it is now, Medicare pays different rates for the same service based on where it is provided (hospital outpatient department, ambulatory surgical center, or private physician's ...
TheStreet.com14d
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: Expert Insight
Editor of Retirement Daily to discuss the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period. Oh explains that members may consider switching plans due to network issues, drug coverage discrepancies ...
WAMC15d
With a key date looming, telehealth visits are at risk for Medicare patients
In response, Medicare expanded its coverage of things ... "Worst-case scenario, they end up at an emergency department, which is what we're trying to prevent to begin with." Mongeon said if ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org16d
Telehealth visits are at risk for North Country Medicare patients
In response, Medicare expanded its coverage of things like doctors appointments ... the federal government declared a public health emergency. That made it easier for patients, specifically ...