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Q&A: Can I Get Medical Treatment And Hospice Care At The Same Time?
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a reader who wonders if there are states where they can get both curative care and hospice care at the same time. The health law may provide some solutions, Andrews says.
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Why Black Women, Infants Lag In Birth Outcomes
Across the U.S., maternal and infant death rates are far higher for African-Americans than whites.
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NY Health and Hospital Corp.’s President Welcomes The Health Law’s Promise, But Sees ‘A Very Clear Downside’ For Public Hospitals — The KHN Interview
Alan D. Aviles, the longest serving president of the nation's largest municipal health system, discusses his efforts to stabilize HHC's finances in the face of dramatic budgetary challenges -- including the health law's reduction in special funding for safety net hospitals and state efforts to reduce Medicaid costs.
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Medicaid Makes ‘Big Difference’ In Lives, Study Finds
But a new study - the first of its kind in nearly four decades - finds that Medicaid is making a bigger impact than even some of its supporters may have realized.
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A New Health Care? Many Doctors Skeptical of New Technology
Video: Like many physicians across the country, Cleveland doctor Conrad Lindes is worried about one of the government's latest overhauls to the medical system: digitizing health care. He believes the government is forcing doctors to make a change to electronic medical records before they -- and the technology -- are ready.
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Are You Better Off With Medicaid Than No Insurance? A Landmark Study Says Yes (Guest Opinion)
Conservative critics of Medicaid argue that the program doesn't actually help beneficiaries. A new study offers empiracle evidence to the contrary.
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Doctors In Small Practices Slow To Dump Paper Records
Despite carrots and sticks from the federal government, some physicians are leery about moving to electronic health records.
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Opinion Column
Why It’s Okay That EHR Adoption Will Fall Behind 2011 Goals (Guest Opinion)
Federal officials had hoped a multitude of doctors and hospitals would adopt electronic health records in 2011. But, in reality, the number of physicians using EHRs won't likely move beyond the current 20 percent to 25 percent rate. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.