Hospitals Turn To Toyota To Make Care Safer And Swifter
Public hospitals are adapting the automaker's production system to health care, with the goal of making tasks like scheduling surgeries more safe and efficient.
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Is Obamacare's Research Institute Worth The Billions?
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is supposed to figure out which medical treatments work best. But there are sharp political and scientific disagreements over how to do that.
Untangling The Many Deductibles Of Health Insurance
Some people wind up having to pay hospital deductibles on top of other medical deductibles. But those do not apply to outpatient procedures.
Calls To Cut Off Planned Parenthood Are Nothing New
Flashback to the 1980s, when President Ronald Reagan tried to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood. Efforts in Congress have continued since then, with the latest focused on fetal tissue research.
Planned Parenthood Controversy Raises Questions About Fetal Tissue Research
A series of sting videos targeting Planned Parenthood is raising questions about the field of fetal tissue research. Companies who buy and sell such tissue defend their work.
More Previously Uninsured Californians Got Coverage Under Obamacare
More than two-thirds of Californians who didn't have health insurance before the Affordable Care Act took full effect in 2014 have it now. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey documents the changes.
Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare. Your Patients Are Getting Healthier
The past 15 years have seen a drop in deaths and hospitalizations among Medicare patients — people 65 and older. Teasing out why is tricky, but it seems a good trend for the 50-year-old program.
Rehab Before Cancer Treatment Can Help Patients Bounce Back
Cancer patients who get what some people are calling prehabilitation can recover more quickly, early research suggests. Getting insurance to cover it can be tricky, though.
On A 'Tour De Tacos' With Los Angeles' Eastside Bike Club
A cycling group comprised of mostly Latino, bilingual, bicultural bikers is growing in Los Angeles — and changing people's minds about what recreational bikers look like.
Progress For Bill To Bolster Medicare Patients' Hospital Rights
Even when some Medicare patients stay overnight in the hospital, they are are being classified as outpatients under something called observation status. It sounds innocuous but can trigger big bills.