According to a OnePoll and Ribbon Health poll, as reported by Fierce Healthcare, 62 percent of U.S. consumers do not trust their health plan to share accurate provider information....
A recent study conducted by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers, and reported by Patient Engagement Hit, found that implicit bias towards Black consumers may be influencing racial disparities...
Nonprofit organizations such as RIP Medical Debt are helping to pay off medical debt for families in need across the country, according to the Chronicle for Philanthropy. More than...
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are continuing to implement predatory tactics that aggressively pursue consumers with medical debt, according to a KNH investigation. Hospitals across the country are using tactics...
A decades-old federal drug program, 340B, is designed to offer prescription drugs at lower prices to low-income consumers, but now large nonprofit hospital systems are taking advantage of the...
In the Knoxville area, residents in predominately black neighborhoods are more than twice as likely to find themselves in medical debt than residents in white neighborhoods, according to Urban...
While women are more likely than men to report needing mental health services, many are not seeking treatment or are unable to get the help they need, according to...
People without employer-sponsored insurance or those who are ineligible for federal subsidies to purchase a plan through the health insurance marketplace can be left feeling priced out of traditional...
Samaria Bradford, 27, from Goldsboro, North Carolina had dreamed of joining the Air Force before her plans were derailed due to medical debt, according to KHN. First qualifying in...
The New York Times recently published an investigative article that highlights one of America’s largest hospital systems putting their bottom line above the safety of patients and staff. The...
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is launching an investigation into one of the state’s largest and most prominent hospitals, the Mayo Clinic, according to The Bemidji Pioneer. The Attorney...
How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients
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A Times investigation revealed that many of these institutions are abandoning patients and straying from their charitable missions.
The Role of Health Care in the 2022 Midterm Elections
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This Viewpoint discusses the extent to which health care issues played a role in the 2022 US midterm elections.
Time's up — docs urge patients to stop delaying medical care
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If you've fallen behind on routine doctor visits since the start of the pandemic, you're not alone.
Study Finds COVID-19 Clinical Trials Lacked Diversification | Consumers for Quality Care
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A new JAMA analysis found that women, Black, and Asian consumers were underrepresented in pandemic trials of antiviral treatments, according to Axios. JAMA researchers analyzed 112 clinical trial studies...