Health Headlines for Monday, November 7
A Doctor Shortage? Let’s Take a Closer Look
New York Times
Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this only by training and hiring more physicians.
Seniors Suffer Amid Widespread Fraud By Medicaid Caretakers
Kaiser Health News
An Alaska man developed gangrenous toes. A Philadelphia woman froze to death on the street. An Illinois woman died emaciated, covered in excrement.
New York promotes ‘stripped-down’ health insurance
Daily Star
Amid sustained controversy over the cost of Obamacare plans throughout the country, New York is aggressively promoting a stripped-down, low-cost version that officials credit with reducing expenses for the state.
On the road to greater treatment
Albany Times Union
Nine-year-old Haley Hilt rarely slept, hardly interacted or played with her siblings and couldn’t walk or feed herself.
Why New York’s health insurance market stands out
Politico
New York State of Health, the online market created by the Affordable Care Act, opens for its fourth year of business on Tuesday amid national angst that President Barack Obama’s signature law is doomed to a death spiral that will push health insurance beyond the reach of most Americans.
NYC doctors struggle to stay independent in a changing industry
Crain’s New York Business
Doctors in private practice have always had to balance the demands of running a small business with providing the best care for their patients.