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Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children's wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors like joint replacements and cancer care.

9 Dec 2022

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage not associated with higher rate of heart attack survival

Nearly half of Americans with Medicare now get their health insurance coverage through a private company that takes part in the federal government's Medicare Advantage program.

7 Dec 2022

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

People with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

7 Dec 2022

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits.

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with covid-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long covid.

7 Dec 2022

Is remdesivir treatment associated with reduced risk of inpatient mortality among US patients hospitalized with COVID-19?

Researchers assessed the effect of remdesivir on inpatient COVID-19-associated mortality among individuals hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infections in an enormous dataset of US residents beyond clinical trial settings.

6 Dec 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Medicaid machinations

The lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with a long list of bills it would like to pass and a short time to do it before Republicans take over the House majority in January.

1 Dec 2022

Benzodiazepine-related beliefs may influence clinicians' willingness to prescribe the drug

Despite the continuing growth of benzodiazepine (BZD)-related overdoses, BZD prescription rates have held constant.

29 Nov 2022

Consultation on insurance issues and training needed to improve the use of continuous glucose monitoring in primary care

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with improved health outcomes for patients with diabetes.

29 Nov 2022

How do COVID-19 outcomes vary by race and gender?

Researchers investigated the variations in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing and severe outcomes according to race, ethnicity, and gender.

29 Nov 2022

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

29 Nov 2022

Older women may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings, study suggests

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that women over the age of 65 may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings and that more public health data is needed on the utilization of cervical cancer screening-associated services among older women to prevent potential harm and unnecessary costs.

28 Nov 2022

When malpractice occurs at community health centers, taxpayers pay

Silvia Garcia's 14-year-old son was left permanently disabled and in a wheelchair after a community health center doctor in New Mexico failed to diagnose his appendicitis despite his complaint of severe stomach pain.

28 Nov 2022

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

28 Nov 2022

Did the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate existing racial discrepancies in the diagnosis of different cancers?

Researchers investigated whether disparities in the presentation of late-stage prostate, lung, colorectal, and breast cancers associated with race were exacerbated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

24 Nov 2022

Government health spending increased rapidly during second year of the pandemic

Spending on health goods and services grew by $14.6 billion to $220.9 billion during 2020–21 – the second year (first full year) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

22 Nov 2022

Increased distribution of fungal infections throughout the U.S.

Researchers update the geographic distribution of these species throughout the U.S.

21 Nov 2022

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

An analysis by researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, found that cancer patients with privatized, cost-saving Medicare Advantage were more likely than those with traditional Medicare to go to hospitals with physicians less experienced at performing complicated surgeries, and that they were more likely to die within the first 30 days after the removal of their stomach, pancreas or liver.

21 Nov 2022

Medicare News and Research

Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage not associated with higher rate of heart attack survival

New Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits.

Is remdesivir treatment associated with reduced risk of inpatient mortality among US patients hospitalized with COVID-19?

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Medicaid machinations

Benzodiazepine-related beliefs may influence clinicians' willingness to prescribe the drug

Consultation on insurance issues and training needed to improve the use of continuous glucose monitoring in primary care

How do COVID-19 outcomes vary by race and gender?

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

Older women may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings, study suggests

When malpractice occurs at community health centers, taxpayers pay

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Did the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate existing racial discrepancies in the diagnosis of different cancers?

Government health spending increased rapidly during second year of the pandemic

Increased distribution of fungal infections throughout the U.S.

Cost-saving Medicare Advantage may be a disadvantage for complex cancer surgery patients

Audits — hidden until now — reveal millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

As STDS proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

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