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Disability rights advocates are speaking up in opposition to a bill currently being considered by California legislators that would allow terminally ill patients to get prescriptions to end their lives. Their opposition stems from worries that if it becomes law, depression and incorrect prognoses may lead people with serious disabilities to end their lives prematurely.
Advocates say the law has permitted homes to give anti-psychotic drugs, use restraints and withdraw treatment without allowing patients to object. But the industry warns the ruling will make it more challenging to provide routine care to such patients.
More than 40 percent of the plans included less than a quarter of the doctors in the area, University of Pennsylvania researchers found.
Dr. Michael LeFevre, who has stepped down as chairman of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force after 10 years, describes how the health law changed the group鈥檚 work and the need to improve communication about it.
Less than 1 percent of beneficiaries use the technology because Congress has put tight restrictions on it.
As soon as this fall, pharmacists in California will be able to prescribe birth control. While some doctors' groups are skeptical, lawmakers say pharmacists can fill a need for primary care providers, especially in rural areas.
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that most state-based policies to encourage organ donation in the United States have fallen flat.
A Philadelphia health insurance company analyzes its clients' health data and other factors to find the frailest and assign them health coaches. That may improve health, but is it a breach of privacy?
Most of the 50 hospitals with the highest charges are in the South and about half are owned by for-profit Community Health Systems.
The 21st Century Cures bill now being considered by Congress would extend a program that promotes pediatric drug research.
Two new procedures have been added to the list of what should be covered by insurance without charge to consumers under provisions of the health law.
The state is proposing to use federal Medicaid dollars to usher ill homeless people into housing, arguing the policy saves taxpayers money.
KHN鈥檚 consumer columnist answers readers鈥 questions about options when physicians leave an insurer鈥檚 network, the lack of coverage for hearing aids and penalties linked to insurance subsidies.
The nation鈥檚 largest online broker lost thousands of customers, but some analysts suggest that if the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies on the federal exchange, some may return to the company.
Doctors are increasingly making their records available to patients. Advocates say the concept makes the doctor-patient relationship less paternalistic and can lead to better patient outcomes and satisfaction. But there could be downsides, too.
Despite efforts to keep costs down, Douglas White gets a bill nearly three times what he expected.
At Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City, many of the medical students majored in things like English or history, and they never took the MCAT. The institution sees that diversity as one of its biggest strengths.
Rising admissions are driving up the need for nurses willing to travel across the country to work in hospitals.
Public health advocates increasingly view tanning beds as a cancer 鈥渄elivery device鈥 and are stepping up efforts to make them less available to young people.
Medical reviews are recommended for patients facing serious illnesses and some individuals glean important advice, but researchers do not have much data showing whether they lead to better outcomes.
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