As more than $50 billion makes its way to state and local governments to compensate for the opioid epidemic, people with high hopes for the money are already fighting over a little-known bureaucratic arm of the process: state councils that wield immense power over how the cash is spent. In 14 states, these councils have ...
In the bright blue and yellow gym at Desert Winds Hospital, a mental health facility in Las Vegas, children ages 12 to 17 are able to play basketball and other sports while receiving inpatient care as part of an individualized plan that can include music therapy, yoga and pet therapy, as well as having their ...
The Biden White House announced a trio of steps aimed at protecting patients from unexpected health care costs on Friday, with new actions surrounding short-term health plans, surprise medical bills and medical debt. The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to limit the scope of short-term health plans would unwind a key Trump ...
Personal information for potentially tens of millions of HCA Healthcare patients has been stolen and is now available for sale on a data breach forum as of earlier this week. HCA, one of the largest companies in the U.S., first acknowledged the breach earlier today. In a release, it warned patients that critical personal information had been compromised, including ...
This article is based on reporting that features expert sources. Just like “an apple a day,” we’ve always been told to drink eight glasses of water a day. Yet, this age-old advice may not be accurate after all. Sure, water is important – it’s actually considered a nutrient. But now scientists are taking a closer look ...
Employers in California are not legally responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to the employees’ family members, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Workers’ compensation laws in the state do not preclude such claims, the court found. But companies also cannot be held legally responsible for preventing such infections, it said, ...