Nurses Fighting State By State For Minimum Staffing Laws
Nurses say understaffing at hospitals should be illegal; hospitals say the laws tie their hands.
David Schultz
Showing 1 - 13 of 13
-
-
D.C. Hospitals And Nurses Fight Over Staffing Ratios
Hospitals say a proposal requiring minimum nurse-to-patient ratios would put them out of business. Nurses say the ratios are needed to ensure quality care.
-
Drug Coupons: A Good Deal For The Patient, But Not The Insurer
Makers of brand-name prescription drugs often offer discounts to help defray patients' co-pay costs, but insurers say that drives up their overall health spending.
-
Medicaid Helps D.C. Clinic Care For Ex-Prisoners
After their release, former prisoners often don't have a job and, therefore, don't have health insurance. The health law's Medicaid expansion could be changing that soon, though.
-
Mitt Romney On Health Care
KHN has assembled an overview of Mitt Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts and the positions he has taken on the campaign trail.
By David Schultz and Matthew Fleming -
Ten Things You Didn’t Know Were In The Affordable Care Act
The 2010 health law's big-ticket items have been the stuff of political debate and policy controversy. But the law's hundreds of pages include a number of other initiatives that have gained much less notice.
By Christian Torres and David Schultz -
-
-
-
Secrets And Electronic Health Records: A Privacy Concern
She said her notes contain details about criminal activities her patients have engaged in. “When I type information into the file and hit send, I don’t feel good,” Greene said. “I feel like this could harm someone.”
-
-
As Patients’ Records Go Digital, Theft And Hacking Problems Grow
Data breaches put HHS
-
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
Stay informed by signing up for the Morning Briefing and other emails: