Allina Health, a large health system in the Midwest, had withheld care for patients who had $4,500 in medical bills.
Category: Hospitals
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Allina Health System in Minnesota Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt
Doctors at the Allina Health System, a wealthy nonprofit in the Midwest, aren’t allowed to see poor patients or children with too many unpaid medical bills.
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Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers
A coalition of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department, accusing the Pennsylvania hospital system of suppressing wages and worsening working conditions.
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‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ Review: Showing What We’re Made Of
This eye-opening film from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor immerses us in the landscapes and textures of the human body, as encountered in French hospitals.
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Hospitals Are Increasingly Crowded With Kids Who Tried to Harm Themselves, Study Finds
Hospitalizations for pediatric suicidal behavior increased by 163 percent over an 11-year period, an analysis of millions of hospital admissions in the United States found.
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These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too.
Duodenoscopes — tubular cameras threaded into the intestine — with disposable parts were supposed to be safer. But the parts can fall off in the body, the F.D.A. warned.
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Rising Rate of Drug Shortages Is Framed as a National Security Threat
A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.
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Colleges Have Been a Small-Town Lifeline. What Happens as They Shrink?
Declining student enrollment is hitting the rural areas that rely on universities. They’re trying to adapt to survive.
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How A.I. Is Being Used to Detect Cancer That Doctors Miss
Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs.
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Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units
Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
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China’s Cities Are Cutting Health Insurance, and People Are Angry
Local governments, short on money after three years of “zero Covid” and faced with many more retirees, are raising costs and overhauling benefits.
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How Health Insurance Works in China, and How It’s Changing
China is undertaking a far-reaching overhaul of its health care system as its cities reel from the financial pressure of three years of strict Covid policies.