“Atencio had a heart attack at 19, triggered by an undiagnosed congenital condition. The debts from his care devastated his credit score. ‘It always felt like I just couldn’t get a leg up,’ he said, recalling a life of dead-end jobs and high-interest loans […]
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The issues dominating the dual Hollywood strikes by actors and writers are artificial intelligence, residual payments, and job protections. But one topic that’s often a contentious point in labor negotiations — health insurance — has slipped under the radar. Hollywood’s A-List […]
“The proposed standard was prompted by the industry’s troubled performance earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, when 200,000 nursing home residents died. “But the proposal falls far short of what both the industry and patient advocates believe is needed to improve care for most of the […]
Zoom Webinar “Civil Rights, Medicare, the Desegregationof American Hospitals, and the Menaceof ‘Value-Based’ Care” Featuring Linda Phenix, Texas Task Force to Protect Medicare from Privatization Click to Register Saturday, September 13 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET (30 minute presentation) Sponsor: […]
“It’s honestly heartbreaking,” said Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, a nonprofit that advocates for nursing home patients in New York state. “I just don’t see how this doesn’t ultimately put more residents at risk of neglect and abuse. […]
“Providers can — and do — come after patients to collect more money for services months or years after a bill has been paid.” She Paid Her Husband’s Hospital Bill. A Year After His Death, They Wanted More Money. […]
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