Kaiser Permanente pledges $1 million for Puerto Rico relief efforts
California healthcare giant made identical pledge to International Medical Corps to help Mexico's earthquake recovery.
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Healthcare tops voter priorities heading into 2018 mid-term elections
As with many issues, there's a party divide, with healthcare a much higher priority for Democrats and independent voters than Republican voters.
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Hospital systems rush in to help Puerto Rico, wildfire-stricken California
A New York hospital volunteer team is heading to Puerto Rico to treat patients while Sutter Health donates to wildfire relief after closing hospital.
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High prices mean Americans spend more on healthcare than Europeans, says...
Americans average a whopping $ 9,403 per person in annual healthcare spending, which is much more than the per-capita health spending in other wealthy...
Investing in national AIDS strategies would yield returns, analysis says
Since almost 75 percent of costs are attributable to antiretroviral drug treatment, reducing the price of those drugs could lead to even greater cost
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Hurricane Maria one year later: Puerto Rico insurance heads talk disaster...
MMM President Orlando Gonzalez and COO Manny Sanchez say the devastating storm illustrated how the payer has to continually innovate.
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Sleep apnea and hospital readmissions: CPAP adherence matters
Non-adherent patients are three times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.
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Alleged co-conspirator charged in $2.8 million Cleveland Clinic fraud
Wisam Rizk, of Westlake, Ohio allegedly caused incorporation of shell company, paid kickbacks for Fingerhut's silence, Department of Justice said.
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Ascension’s TriMedx to buy Aramark’s healthcare tech business for $300M
The deal will allow TriMedx, which is owned by Ascension, to expand its healthcare clientele and Aramark to focus on its core food, facilities...
Colorado ERs work together to lower opioid prescribing by 36%
The Colorado Opioid Safety Pilot focuses on replacing opioids with other alternative medications to treat pain. The 10 EDs in Colorado that participated in...
