By Richard Knox, NPR News This story comes from Kaiser Health News partner NPR Massachusetts is proud of its landmark 3-year-old health insurance law. It has brought the state’s proportion of uninsured down from around 10 percent in 2005 to only 2.6 percent — the lowest in the nation. But the achievement is in jeopardy. [...]
Health Effects Of Comparing Care: No Easy Answers By Joanne Silberner, NPR News JUL 21, 2009 This story comes from NPR, a Kaiser Health News partner. The Obama administration and Congress are moving forward with plans to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the various medical treatments for common health conditions, despite concerns of some [...]
By Julie Rovner, NPR News July 20, 2009 This story comes from Kaiser Health News partner NPR. The White House is fighting back against accusations that the health care overhaul bills moving through Congress would actually increase health spending rather than save money over the long haul. “Let me repeat: Health insurance reform cannot add [...]
By Julie Rovner, NPR News July 14, 2009 This story comes from our partner NPR More than nearly any other issue, abortion has the potential to throw a wrench into the already fragile gears of the major health care overhaul now starting to churn on Capitol Hill. “I take a view that there’s almost anything [...]
By Austin Jenkins, NPR News This story comes from our partner National Public Radio Deborah Llavanes is one of a growing number of middle-income Americans who, because of the recession, have lost their jobs and their health coverage. For the first time in her life, Llavanes is turning to a community health clinic for her [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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