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Are Healthcare’s Behemoths Destroying Healthcare?

Healthcare is broken. A popular refrain that echoes all too often through the hallways of American healthcare institutions. There is truth in the statement,...

Why Fossil Fuel Industry Efforts Must be Monitored Before and During COP28

Why the UAE May be the Right Venue for the World’s Most Important Climate Change Gathering?

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Earn a Zero on Tracking Whether Hospitals Deliver Culturally Competent Care

The CAHPS survey is required by the federal government for many health care facilities, and the hospital version of it is required for most acute care hospitals. Low scores can induce financial penalties, and hospitals reap financial rewards for improving scores or exceeding those of their peers.

Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan:...