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Our Patient-Harm Problem: One Third in Nursing Facilities Harmed by Treatment

A study by Medicare’s inspector general of skilled nursing facilities says nearly 22,000 patients were injured and more than 1,500 died in a single month—a higher rate of medical errors than hospitals.

Marshall Allen

Social Justice

Epic Fail: Where 4 State Health Exchanges Went Wrong

Oregon, Minnesota, Maryland, and Massachusetts are still struggling to get back on track after a disastrous launch that makes HealthCare.gov look successful by comparison.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

As the Media Gets Bored With Obamacare, Is the Public Finally Starting to Get on Board?

The president of the Commonwealth Fund says the implementation of the act is going pretty well, all things considered. He said it will be a success if five million people enroll in private exchanges by March 31. The 2016 election will be the “ultimate and probably final judgment on the law,” he says.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

Can’t Get Through to Your Health Insurer? Vent on Twitter

Consumers sometimes find that complaints on social media get a faster response than calls or emails.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

Just How Much of Your Patient Information Are the Big Pharmaceutical Companies Capturing?

New disclosures from data broker IMS Health reveal how much pharmaceutical firms will pay to know what your doctor is prescribing.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

10 Patient Stories: When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case

"Dad's life was worth nothing because he was old."

Marshall Allen & Olga Pierce

Social Justice

What You Need to Know for When a Health Insurer Denies Your Claim

The chances for getting a denied claim reversed have always been better than you might suspect. But your odds are even better now that Obamacare has standardized the appeals procedure.

Jesse Cheng

Social Justice

Coping With a Surprise Case of Brain Disease

Jesse Cheng is an otherwise healthy guy in his mid-30s who knew something was wrong the minute he punched his wife, who could very well prove to be the most valuable in a group of strategies used to come to terms with this unusual act of violence.

Jesse Cheng

Social Justice

How Medicare’s Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs

The failure to track doctors who shun cheaper generics racks up huge costs for taxpayers in Medicare Part D, which fills one of every four U.S. prescriptions.

Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber & Jennifer LaFleur

Social Justice

What Does the Rapid Growth of Catholic Hospitals Mean for Reproductive Health?

A new report details the rapid growth of Catholic health care networks, and the questions and concerns that have attended it.

Nina Martin