Private Equity Cashes In, Homelessness on the Rise in Older Adults
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How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
In America, hospitals give patients not just big bills but also loans with interest. We explore the business of patient financing. Read the latest installment of #DiagnosisDebt .
?What Is Private Equity?
In the past decade, private equity has moved aggressively into health care, gobbling up physician practices and even entire hospitals. But what exactly is private equity? And what does its involvement mean for patients and the American health care system? KHN explains.
Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges
Taxpayers had to foot the bills for care that should have cost far less, according to records released after KHN filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. The government may seek to recover up to $650 million as a result. Read what this FOIA investigation uncovered .
Patients Complain Some Obesity Care Startups Offer Pills, and Not Much Else
A new wave of obesity care startups offer access to new weight loss medications. But do they offer good health care? Read why some customers are complaining online .
Homelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations. Read more on how inflation and rising housing costs are pushing more older adults into homelessness .
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Reported cases of syphilis and gonorrhea have been climbing for about a decade. In its most recent prevalence estimate, the CDC said that on any given day, 1 in 5 Americans are infected with any of eight common STDs. The popularity of at-home covid tests has amplified calls from public health researchers and diagnostic companies to make home testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging. Read how this market is developing .
Watch: As Health Costs Spike, the Role of Hospitals Often Gets Overlooked
A new documentary, “InHospitable,” explores how disputes between big hospitals can leave patients with few options for care and imperil their health. A recent virtual conversation about the film was moderated by KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and featured the film’s director, Sandra Alvarez; Elisabeth Rosenthal, KHN’s editor-in-chief; and patient Beth McCracken.
Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs
As the covid-19 pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out, and state and local health departments are again without their expertise. Read this investigation into the U.S. public health system .
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1 年Very Interesting Article, On Homelessness.