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Photo: Musk Seizes Control of Social Security Check System Musk Seizes Control of Social Security Check System
Daily Beast - Mon Feb 3, 2025
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team have reportedly gained full access to the federal payment system, which contains sensitive personal information on millions of Americans, according to a report. More»

Photo: Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
WABE-TV - Mon Mar 25, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia - A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. More»

Photo: US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums
CNN - Sat Nov 13, 2021
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug. More»

Photo: 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens
Becker's Healthcare - Wed Feb 3, 2021
Many hospitals - especially those belonging to large, wealthy health systems - increase revenue by using liens to bypass patients' insurance and collect full charges from accident victims' settlements, according to a February 1 report from The New York Times. More»

Photo: Memphis woman, 56, still recovering from COVID-19 after a hospital stay is evicted from her home over her mother-in-law's medical debt Memphis woman, 56, still recovering from COVID-19 after a hospital stay is evicted from her home over her mother-in-law's medical debt
Daily Mail - Sun Aug 9, 2020
A Memphis woman who is recovering from COVID-19 was evicted from her home last week over medical debt belonging to her mother-in-law. More»

Photo: Two Friends in Texas Were Tested for Coronavirus. One Bill Was $199. The Other? $6,408. Two Friends in Texas Were Tested for Coronavirus. One Bill Was $199. The Other? $6,408.
New York Times - Mon Jun 29, 2020
Before a camping and kayaking trip along the Texas Coast, Pam LeBlanc and Jimmy Harvey decided to get coronavirus tests. More»

Photo: "They Just Dumped Him Like Trash": Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents "They Just Dumped Him Like Trash": Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents
New York Times - Mon Jun 22, 2020
Nursing homes across the country are kicking out old and disabled residents and sending them to homeless shelters and rundown motels. More»

Photo: Stimulus check theft: Some nursing homes stole relief funds from elderly residents Stimulus check theft: Some nursing homes stole relief funds from elderly residents
KABC-TV - Tue May 19, 2020
WASHINGTON - Several states reported that some nursing homes and assisted living facilities have forced elderly residents on Medicaid to hand over their coronavirus stimulus checks, according to a Federal Trade Commission alert. More»

Photo: Trump administration says the coronavirus vaccine might not be affordable for all Americans Trump administration says the coronavirus vaccine might not be affordable for all Americans
Business Insider - Wed Feb 26, 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday declined to promise that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable for all Americans. More»

Photo: Elderly couple in apparent murder-suicide indicated they could not afford medical care Elderly couple in apparent murder-suicide indicated they could not afford medical care
The Hill - Fri Aug 9, 2019
An elderly couple in Washington state was found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said, and police say they discovered notes about the couple’s struggle to afford necessary medical care. More»

Photo: Women today are more likely than their mothers to die in childbirth Women today are more likely than their mothers to die in childbirth
The Hill - Thu May 23, 2019
A few weekends ago, like many Americans, we thought about the mothers in our lives. More»

Photo: Georgia leads country in deaths from pregnancy-related issues Georgia leads country in deaths from pregnancy-related issues
WSB-TV - Thu Dec 27, 2018
Georgia leads the country in a pretty sobering statistic: More women die here as a result of pregnancy-related issues than in any other state. More»

Photo: High cost has many diabetics cutting back on insulin High cost has many diabetics cutting back on insulin
CBS News - Mon Dec 3, 2018
More than one-quarter of people with diabetes have skimped on needed insulin because of the drug's soaring price tag, according to a new small study. More»

Photo: Chronic pain drives millions of Americans to suicide Chronic pain drives millions of Americans to suicide
Daily Mail - Mon Sep 10, 2018
Chronic pain from cancer, arthritis, and other conditions drives millions of people to suicide every year, a new report warns. More»

Photo: More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana
USA Today - Mon May 7, 2018
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Department of Health will begin sending nursing home eviction notices Thursday to more than 30,000 residents who could lose Medicaid under the budget passed by the state House of Representatives. More»

Photo: Koch network 'piggy banks' closed until Republicans pass health and tax reform Koch network 'piggy banks' closed until Republicans pass health and tax reform
The Guardian - Tue Sep 19, 2017
At a weekend donor retreat attended by at least 18 elected officials, the Koch brothers warned that time is running out to push their agenda, most notably healthcare and tax reform, through Congress. More»

Photo: The High Price of Insulin Is Literally Killing People The High Price of Insulin Is Literally Killing People
Vice - Mon Apr 10, 2017
Shane Patrick Boyle died on March 18th, 2017, from Type I Diabetes. More»

Trump White House abruptly halts Obamacare ads
Politico - Thu Jan 26, 2017
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on all Obamacare outreach and advertising in the crucial final days of the 2017 enrollment season, according to sources at Health and Human Services and on Capitol Hill. More»

Photo: Soaring insulin prices prompt "insurance shift" Soaring insulin prices prompt "insurance shift"
USA Today - Tue Jan 3, 2017
Many parents of diabetic children and adults suffering with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are bracing for changes in insurance coverage of their insulin next year, as prices of the vital medication continue to soar. More»

The states with the biggest Obamacare struggles spent years undermining the law
Los Angeles Times - Sat Oct 29, 2016
As insurers exit Obamacare marketplaces across the country, critics of the Affordable Care Act have redoubled claims that the health law isn't working. More»

U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World
Time - Tue Jun 17, 2014
The US health care system has been subject to heated debate over the past decade, but one thing that has remained consistent is the level of performance, which has been ranked as the worst among industrialized nations for the fifth time, according to the 2014 Commonwealth Fund survey 2014. More»

Photo: Even those insured may face big bills Even those insured may face big bills
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sat Sep 10, 2011
State Representative Rusty Kidd was being carried down stairs in his wheelchair last November when one of the steps suddenly broke. More»

Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number
Associated Press - Mon Dec 22, 2008
WASHINGTON - Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn't be seen with the naked eye - Then a lump on his neck turned out to be cancer. More»

Patient dies after being left in chair 22 hours
Associated Press - Tue Aug 19, 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding. More»

Medicare Wiped Out by 2019
Associated Press - Mon Mar 24, 2008
Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges" with the threat to Medicare's solvency far more severe. More»

Prescription For Profit
CBS - Fri Mar 7, 2008
William LaCorte is no ordinary doctor - "It's amazing that any pharmaceutical reps call on me at all," he said. More»

Photo: Legal Loophole Ensnares Breast Cancer Patients Legal Loophole Ensnares Breast Cancer Patients
Wall Street Journal - Fri Sep 14, 2007
LONGVIEW, Texas - In June 2003, Shirley Loewe went to Good Shepherd Medical Center here with a softball-size lump in her breast and was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. More»

Photo: Minnesota law sheds light on drug companies Minnesota law sheds light on drug companies
Associated Press - Mon Aug 20, 2007
Saint Paul, Minnesota - A groundbreaking Minnesota law is shining a rare light into the big money that drug companies spend on members of state advisory panels who help select which drugs are used in Medicaid programs for the poor and disabled. More»

Seniors head south to Mexican nursing homes
USA Today - Tue Aug 14, 2007
AJIJIC, Mexico - After Jean Douglas turned 70, she realized she couldn't take care of herself anymore. More»

Photo: Hospitals are shutting down burn centers Hospitals are shutting down burn centers
Associated Press - Mon Aug 6, 2007
US hospitals are increasingly shutting down their burn centers in a trend experts say could leave the nation unable to handle widespread burn casualties from a fiery terrorist attack or other major disaster. More»

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