health care

Abortion Providers Raise Security Concerns After Planned Parenthood Shooting

7:27pm November 30, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper about how performing abortions has made her a target for anti-abortion groups. She is an OB-GYN and family planning fellow in Washington, D.C.

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Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

5:20pm November 30, 2015

by Ben Markus

The suspect in the shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was in court Monday. Robert L. Dear faces multiple counts after the deadly attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.

Remembering The Victims Of The Planned Parenthood Shooting In Colorado

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

NPR remembers the three people killed in last Friday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.

Kate and Scott Savett, of Allentown, PA, at an event of the Greater Delaware Valley chapter of the National MS Society, in Philadelphia, PA.

Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable

2:33pm November 30, 2015

by Elana Gordon

Savvy patients want the best medical care for the best deal, and online calculators seem like a great way to compare the cost of common scans and procedures. But many are inaccurate.

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Health & Safety

Missouri Hospital Counts On Procedure Price List To Increase Business

5:14am November 30, 2015

by Bram Sable-Smith

Price transparency can be hard to come by in health care. Putnam County Memorial Hospital, a small hospital in Missouri, is banking its future on having its prices out in the public.

Health & Safety

End Of Medicare Bonuses Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors

7:03am November 28, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

A 10 percent bump in pay under the Affordable Care Act will expire at year-end. The bonus was supposed to help balance the reimbursement discrepancies between primary care providers and specialists.

What seemed like a burden can become a gift.

After The Cranberries And Pie, Take Time To Talk About Death

8:34am November 27, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Advance directives don't guarantee that a person's wishes for end-of-life care will always be honored. Some states let people use physician orders that override legal requirements to perform CPR.

A view from the starting line of the sixth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., in 2010. The local children's health clinic takes its name from this annual charity race, which draws about 8,000 participants each year.

Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn

6:07am November 27, 2015

by Michael Tomsic

The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.

Rick and Letha Heitman, of Centennial, Colo., bought their health plan in 2015 through Colorado HealthOP, an insurance cooperative that will close at the end of the year. HealthOp's CEO says the co-op was "blindsided" when some promised federal subsidies

Many Health Co-Ops Fold, Others Survive Startup Struggles

8:54am November 26, 2015

Establishing a member-owned, nonprofit health co-op from scratch is tough; 12 of 23 that tried under Obamacare have closed after just one year. Sick patients poured in, and promised subsidies didn't.

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Babies have suffocated after being trapped in padded crib bumpers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

To Reduce Infant Deaths, Doctors Call For A Ban Of Crib Bumpers

4:03pm November 25, 2015

by Jane Greenhalgh

Those adorable padded bumpers shown in baby-gear catalogs can be a hazard, and researchers say babies continue to suffocate even though a federal agency has told parents not to use them.