Speak Your Piece | Why Your Hospital Bill Is Too High – Or Too Low
Medical billing systems drive up the cost of commercial health insurance. One way to ease that strain is to get more low-income people on Medicaid.
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Speak Your Piece: Rural Trend in Lung Disease Heads in the Wrong Direction
While the rate of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease falls in urban areas, it’s increasing for rural America.
The Limits of Medical Care
In America, when someone is sick, we assume they need more medical care. But a rural, Eastern Kentucky county has added an abundance of medical resources while life expectancy fell. A doctor argues for a broader definition of healthcare –…
Critical Access Hospitals: What’s the Fuss?
The U.S. system of Critical Access Hospitals began as a way to keep medical care available in the places where it was needed the most – remote rural communities with few health-care alternatives. With budget tightening underway, can the…