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Three of Central Indiana’s largest health systems want people to understand that racism is a public health crisis. And it's preventable.In a joint…
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There is just one hospital in western Indiana’s Vermillion County. The slender, 37-mile long county is dotted with corn and soybean fields, and driving…
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In an effort to respond to patients’ desires for speed and convenience, health networks are thinking small. Microhospitals — which typically offer limited…
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The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy for so long that some of the pills predated the 1969 moon landing.…
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The nation’s second-largest insurer has stopped reimbursing emergency room visits it deems unnecessary in a handful of states.Starting last month in…
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Every week in Des Moines, Iowa, the employees of a small nonprofit collect bins of unexpired prescription drugs tossed out by nursing homes after…
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According to the federal government, the top complaint about nursing homes is wrongful eviction. Advocates say nursing homes want residents who pay more but require less care.
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When Tim Rushing turned 50 last year, his doctor called him in for a check-up. They did a physical, ran some tests, and found out that Rushing had Type 2…
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For the first time in her life, 26-year-old freelance designer Susannah Lohr had to shop for health insurance this year.She called up a major insurer in…
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I never thought that I’d consider buying drugs from Canada. For years I’ve heard rumors about people getting medications from over the border, and now I…
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Where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in how many of its doctors take meals, consulting and promotional payments from…
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Although every state has now adopted some form of “step therapy” to control prescription drug costs, patient advocacy groups in Kansas remain deeply…