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Many hospitals don’t fully comply with price transparency rules

WASHINGTON — A federal rule requiring hospitals to post prices online took effect a year and a half ago, but spotty data and noncompliance have meant the rule has yet to live up to its promise of lowering health care costs, employers and researchers say.

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Editorial: If only mental health care will stop gun violence, Kansas and Missouri are way behind

One week after an 18-year-old gunman murdered 21 people, including 19 children, opponents of reasonable gun restrictions continue to shift the focus to other possible causes, including a lack of mental health services.

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Got long COVID? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow

Older adults who have survived COVID-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration — problems linked to long COVID.

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Northwestern Medicine to build $100 million urgent care center in Bronzeville

It is expected to serve more than 50,000 patients in Bronzeville and nearby communities every year. About 1,000 construction and 100 health care jobs will be created by the development.

Chicago Sun-Times

Steward Health to sell some Medicare-related business in $135 million deal

Dallas’ Steward Health Care System LLC will sell some of its Medicare-related business to a Miami health care firm in a deal valued at $135 million, the companies announced Wednesday.

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Health care workers are organizing, demanding more from hospitals

The newest wave of the labor movement is hitting health care facilities nationwide.

Axios

Many hospitals don't fully comply with price transparency rules - Roll Call

A year and a half after the federal government required hospitals to post prices online, many hospitals aren't fully complying with that rule.

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New York lawmakers strengthen abortion laws, legal protections for providers

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers are buttressing the state’s abortion laws and providing stronger legal protections for service providers ahead of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Iranian-backed hackers tried to attack Boston Children’s Hospital, FBI director reveals

BOSTON – Iranian government backed hackers attempted a cyberattack against Boston Children’s Hospital in August 2021 which could have disrupted health care services, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.

Boston Herald

First futures market for health care planned in Chicago

A group is seeking regulatory approval for the Intelligent Medicine Exchange, which could help participants hedge risks from rising medical costs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Will the bicycle help us address pressing social issues?

World Bicycle Day is celebrated on June 3 in support of the idea that bicycles “contribute to cleaner air and less congestion and makes education, health care and other social services more accessible to the most vulnerable populations.”

The Conversation

Iranian backed hackers tried to attack Boston Children’s Hospital, according to FBI Director Wray

BOSTON – Iranian government backed hackers attempted a cyberattack against Boston Children’s Hospital in August of 2021 which could have disrupted health care services, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.

Boston Herald

How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century

The COVID-19 pandemic brought new attention to the work of chaplains.

The Conversation

Elon Musk And Tesla Finally Get Good News In June

June is a month some S&P 500 investors would like to skip. But it's still a good month to stay engaged with stocks, especially Elon Musk's Tesla.

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Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation

After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.

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Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs

Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist.

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John M. Crisp: Our gun problem is actually a governance problem

Was there a moment when it dawned on you that the Uvalde massacre of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers is not going to result in any meaningful change in our nation’s gun laws?

The Conversation

More long-term care beds in Ontario won't help without well-paid, well-trained staff

Days away from the Ontario election, with health care a top issue, what are the three major parties’ proposals for fixing Ontario’s chronic long-term care problems?

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Medical respite offers refuge for homeless people recovering from illness

A growing number of private insurance companies are starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people. Here's what's driving the trend.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black health care providers look to end treatment inequality

Black patients around the country have reported having symptoms and pain dismissed or misdiagnosed. For pregnant Black women, such mistreatment drastically increases the possibility of death.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecuting nurses for honest mistakes will make the nursing shortage worse

Nurses across the country are wondering if the profession is worth the risk after a Tennessee nurse was convicted in a case involving an accidental injection that resulted in a patient’s death.

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Resident physicians unionize in Calif.

These trainees are banding together in California and other states to demand higher wages and better benefits

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Surgeon general warns of ‘crisis’ level health care burnout during Atlanta visit

During a visit to Grady Memorial Hospital Thursday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm over burnout among health care workers reeling after more than two years of caring for patients suffering from an ever-changing and often mystifying virus.

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Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms

The Australian Medical Association Queensland has called for increased Medicare rebates and a national summit to restructure the nation's health care systems.

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‘It’s all preventable’: tackling America’s workplace suicide epidemic

The US suicide rate is the highest of any wealthy country and the pandemic highlighted work stress’s effect on mental health

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