Month: May 2012
Patients to Pay More for Out-of-Network Care
The nation’s largest health insurers have been accused of manipulating out-of-network care pricing, and now they are conning patients into significantly increased costs for this...
Older Transplant Patients Getting Second Chance at Life
More patients over the age of 65 are being considered for heart transplants, patients who would have been routinely rejected just ten years ago, according...
Harmful, Unnecessary Drugs Prescribed to Nursing Home Patients
People place their loved ones in nursing homes in order for them to receive proper care and medical attention, but what happens when these facilities...
America’s Failing Healthcare System: Who is to Blame?
There is only one word to describe the American healthcare system, according to Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society: failure....
No Rhyme or Reason in Hospital Billing
Patients go to hospitals with the expectation to get better, not to be buried with exorbitant hospital bills for years to come. The latter, however,...