ALBANY – New York taxpayers might get stuck with a $1.3 billion bill after the feds rejected the idea of using Medicaid money to fund bonuses for healthcare workers but not before some of the funds had been distributed. Gov. Kathy Hochul had claimed the federal funding would cover the […]
Cost
Doctors at HCA hospital in Florida say patient care has suffered from cost cutting
On Dec. 7, 2021, more than a dozen surgeons convened a meeting at their hospital, HCA Florida Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida. Their concerns about patient safety at the 290-bed acute care facility owned by HCA Healthcare Inc. had been intensifying for months and the doctors had requested the meeting to push […]
Paxlovid, a drug to treat COVID-19, has been free so far. Next year, patients will have to pay the cost.
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. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within […]
How Much Biden’s Plan Will Cost Americans
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Joe Biden says he is opposed to a single-payer healthcare system and instead favors a “public option,” which is a government-owned health insurance company. In this installment of What’s Ahead we discuss that, in reality, there is no difference. A government entity would be subsidized. Private companies can’t compete with […]