Hospitals

Watch: As Health Costs Spike, the Role of Hospitals Often Gets Overlooked

Watch: As Health Costs Spike, the Role of Hospitals Often Gets Overlooked

jualdomains November 16, 2022

The documentary “InHospitable” explores the role hospitals play in a fractured U.S. health care...

Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds.

Hospitals Said They Lost Money on Medicare Patients. Some Made Millions, a State Report Finds.

jualdomains October 25, 2022

Fred Clasen-Kelly CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina,...

As Giant Hospitals Get Bigger, An Independent Doctor Feels the Pinch

As Giant Hospitals Get Bigger, An Independent Doctor Feels the Pinch

jualdomains October 13, 2022

Fred Clasen-Kelly SANFORD, N.C. — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Andrew Bush treated as...

Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving

Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving

jualdomains September 28, 2022

Noam N. Levey PROSPER, Texas — Almost everything about the opening of the 2019...

Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances

Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances

jualdomains September 9, 2022

A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients...

Buy and Bust: Collapse of Private Equity-Backed Rural Hospitals Mired Employees in Medical Bills

Buy and Bust: Collapse of Private Equity-Backed Rural Hospitals Mired Employees in Medical Bills

jualdomains August 16, 2022

The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of...

Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices

Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices

jualdomains August 10, 2022

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News “Nobody’s enforcing that law.” Rapper Fat Joe, in a...

Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals

Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals

jualdomains June 15, 2022

MEXICO, Mo. — When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced...

As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice

As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice

jualdomains May 17, 2022

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the...