Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Mobile Clinics Help Hospitals Hit The Road To Increase Access
Marketplace: Hospitals Use Mobile Clinics To Increase Access
There’s been a lot of talk about the mobile health revolution; making it possible to see your doctor from your living room or couch. But this is mobile health that doesn’t fit in a phone. In fact, it's 40 feet long and looks like a mix between an RV, a school bus and a doctor’s office. It’s a mobile health clinic. (Silverman, 5/12)
The Associated Press: In Budget Debate, House Picks Safety Net Hospitals Over Free College Tuition
Lawmakers in the Louisiana House reshuffled the dollars in a nearly $26 billion state operating budget proposal Thursday, choosing to protect the safety net hospitals for the uninsured at the expense of the TOPS free college tuition program. (DeSlatte, 5/12)
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: University Hospitals Reports 10.6 Percent Increase In Operating Income In 2015
University Hospitals' operating income increased 10.6 percent last year following the addition of three new medical centers that boosted its patient volume to more than 1 million, according to a new report by the hospital network. (Ross, 5/13)
The News Journal: No Violations Found After Death Near Psychiatric Hospital
A federal health agency has found no evidence of regulatory breaches at the Rockford Center following a suicide outside the Stanton psychiatric hospital in March. The investigation took one day to complete, according to the report, commissioned by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and released by state health officials Wednesday. (Fishman, 5/12)
The Associated Press: Hospital That Treated Man Before Stabbing Bars Contractor
A hospital that treated a man before he fatally stabbed two people and wounded several others at a home and mall said Thursday that it was barring a state contractor that provides mental health evaluations. In a letter to state officials, Morton Hospital said the contractor, Norton Emergency Services, was putting patients at risk by not providing "critical and timely services." (Salsberg and Pratt, 5/12)
