Senators Call on GAO to Probe FDA’s Oversight of Medical Devices, Citing Series on Philips CPAP #Recall
Sens. Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter noting how the #FDA missed opportunities to protect the public from faulty #MedicalDevices, citing reporting by ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Lawmakers Propose Ban on Insurers Charging #Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically
After a ProPublica investigation examined how giant #insurers and their intermediaries are imposing fees on doctors and #hospitals for electronic payment, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to end the practice.
This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”
After Dr. Caitlin Hicks and her team revealed that some #doctors appeared to be overusing lucrative vascular procedures, performing them on patients who may not have needed them, they received hostile pushback from across the profession.
Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily
A new analysis of #Medicare claims by ProPublica and CareSet found that atherectomies, a procedure to treat vascular disease, were performed on about 30,000 #patients who had questionable need for them.
Emails Reveal How a #Hospital Bowed to Political Pressure to Stop Treating #Trans Teens
The Medical University of South Carolina initially said it wouldn’t be affected by a law banning use of state funds for treatment “furthering the #gender transition” of #children under 16.
Months later, it cut off that care to all trans minors.
“I’m actually shocked,” said Jyothi Jayaraman, who quit her job at a Vancouver hospice, May’s Place, because it stopped providing MAID once it was taken over by #ProvidenceHealth.
A key driver of anxiety about #healthcare in England is a the chaotic communication(s) that confront most #patients (which I have experienced myself on many occasions while dealing with my wife's ongoing mobility issues).
We shouldn't be surprised that over-worked under-resourced staff in the grip of an #NHScrisis fail to always communicate clearly & effectively.
Another aspects of the #NHScrisis... with the pressure to free up beds & discharge #patients, the follow-up (and transitional care) is lacking leading to a increased possibility of readmission.
#Insurance Executives Refused to Pay for the #Cancer Treatment That Could Have Saved Him.
This Is How They Did It.
A #Michigan law requires coverage of cancer drugs. One insurer came up with a “defensible” way to avoid paying for treatments that offered Forrest VanPatten his last chance for survival.
Counties in Mississippi are allowed to hold people awaiting court-ordered psychiatric treatment in jails only if the facilities meet safety and health standards, but there’s no funding to help them comply and no penalties if they don’t.
#Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe #Abuse or #Neglect Incidents
From 2020 to 2022, Maine’s state health department cited residential care facilities for dozens of resident rights violations and hundreds of other deficiencies.
Since Oct. 7 we have seen a dramatic increase in #violence from #Israeli forces in #Jenin . Since then, our teams have treated over 30 #patients with gunshot and blast wounds.
Today, there has been a surge in violence, with widespread #bombing and #shooting – this morning leaflets were dropped on Jenin #RefugeeCamp , telling residents to #evacuate , many of whom have #NoSafePlace to go.
Folks, please contact your representatives to keep goverment funded and running.
If there is a goverment shutdown, it messes up #research funding, and that includes current and future #cancer#trials and #studies. A shutdown severly effects cancer #patients in cruel and often irreversable ways.