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Aumento récord de casos de enfermedad del Legionario

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Jacuzzis, hoteles y hospitales en todo el país siguen siendo focos de esta enfermedad potencialmente letal, que las personas contraen luego de inhalar vapor o gotas de agua contaminadas.

Record Number Of Legionnaires’ Cases In 2018 Risk Lives, Cause Cleanup Headaches

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Legionnaires’ disease cases hit an all-time high in 2018, with eight times more cases than 20 years ago. Even though many facilities in Missouri and elsewhere have water management plans in place to deal with the potentially deadly disease, they are still finding the underlying bacteria that causes it in their water.

‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed

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In what experts call an “epidemic of immobility,” older hospital patients remain stuck in bed, their movements tracked by loud and ineffective bed alarms, losing muscle mass that’s key to their health and daily functioning.

As Medicare Enrollment Nears, Popular Price Comparison Tool Is Missing

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For more than a decade, customers used the online plan finder to compare dozens of policies. Yet after a redesign of the website, the search results no longer list which plan offers a customer the best value. Federal officials say it will be fixed before enrollment begins next week.

Tenn. Block Grant Experiment Would Boost Federal Funding, State Medicaid Chief Says

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In a Q&A with Kaiser Health News, Tennessee Medicaid Director Gabe Roberts says state officials are requesting a modified block grant from federal officials because it would save money and allow the state to keep some of that savings.

Why Red Wyoming Seeks The Regulatory Approach To Air Ambulance Costs

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Wyoming is taking on expensive air ambulance bills by trying to expand Medicaid to cover transport for all patients. This is a big change: a red state seeking to control what’s been a growing free-market bonanza.

How To Get A Cheaper Prescription Before Leaving The Doctor’s Office

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A pricing tool embedded in their electronic health record and prescribing system lets doctors see how much patients will pay out-of-pocket based on their insurance and the pharmacy. But doctors have been slow to adopt the technology, which has limitations.