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Cancer Survivor Kate Weissman Files Spearheading Class Action Lawsuit to Expose UnitedHealthcare’s Pursuit of Profits over Patient Protection and Care

Kate Weissman is willing to brave litigation with a $150 billion health insurance company to bring about change in our healthcare system. On March 26, 2019, Ms. Weissman filed a class action lawsuit to challenge what she alleges to be … Continue reading

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FDA Considers Patient Decision Aids for Cosmetic Surgery Devices

I was delighted to see this speaker, this afternoon, encourage the FDA to endorse the use of patient decision aids. Even better, she is developing a process for certifying PDAs as a way to improve the effectiveness of informed consent … Continue reading

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Interoperability and Patient Access to Health Data Proposed Rules Are Here: Comments Due May 3

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule on March 4 to help patients more easily access their complete health information in interoperable forms across programs that CMS administers (the Interoperability Rule). Read more detail on … Continue reading

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Twenty One Illinois Hospitals Punished by Medicare for Patient Safety Issues

For five years, the Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) Reduction Program has aimed to cut down on hospital-acquired injuries and infections by reducing Medicare reimbursements to facilities who rank in the bottom fourth of hospitals with patients who develop these conditions. … Continue reading

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Nursing Home Staff Charged for Allowing Patient to Die from Bed Sores

“This case goes to the heart of protecting the unprotected. Evidence shows these nurses forced the victims to endure awful mistreatment and then lied about it.” -Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost 7 employees from a Columbus nursing home have been … Continue reading

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