Healthcare, freelanced: Where will gig economy workers get coverage? Reuters There are plenty of problems lurking on America’s career ladder, but here is a big one: our healthcare systems are […]
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Health Headlines for Monday, May 14
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980 New York Times The United States devotes a lot more of its economic resources to health care than any other […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, May 10
Uninsured Rate Rises in 17 States in 2017 Gallup The uninsured rate rose by statistically significant margins in 17 states in 2017, the first time since the full implementation of […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, May 9
New York Moves to Improve Commonwealth Fund If the Scorecard gave out awards, New York would walk home with the trophy for “Most Improved.”p> Read more KHN Morning Briefing Kaiser […]
Health Headlines for Monday, May 7
Trump Says He Got Rid of Obamacare. The I.R.S. Doesn’t Agree. New York Times At a rally in Michigan a little over a week ago, President Trump assured his supporters […]
Health Headlines for Friday, May 4
More Americans are going without health insurance Money Watch Earlier this week the Commonwealth Fund released its annual Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, and the news isn’t good for consumers […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, May 3
On Anniversary of House Obamacare Repeal, Democrats Look to Extract a Price New York Times A year ago Friday, Representative Claudia Tenney of New York stood among dozens of enthusiastic […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, May 2
POLL: 62% of NYers don’t finish prescribed opioids WBFO 88.7 The latest Siena College poll on opioids says 24 percent of New Yorkers were prescribed opioids in the last two […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, May 1
Study: Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Stay, Cost of Sickest Patients US News The largest meta-analysis conducted on palliative care found adding the care to a patient’s treatment plan reduces hospital […]
Health Headlines for Monday, April 30
Seeing results: Implementing DSRIP program has benefited north country Watertown Daily Times More than halfway through their timeline, those carrying out the goals of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment […]