Minority of Patients Make Up Bulk of Critical Care Costs
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The very few patients who repeatedly require intensive care for their illnesses are responsible for a sizable chunk of the money used for this purpose, a new study finds.
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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One in eight hospital patients are waiting for over a year, government figures show.
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The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.
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With the rising cost of health care and over 45-million Americans uninsured, many believe America&#39;s healthcare system needs work.
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Free personal and nursing care appears to be costing much more than expected, according to executive figures.
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A small but growing number of American families beset by major medical problems are learning the hard way that simply having health insurance is sometimes not enough.
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People who must pay for insurance may now be a majority of the stateâs uninsured, and not all are rushing to get coverage.
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More than half of all hospital patients are at risk of blood clots but many do not receive simple treatment that could prevent them, British researchers said on Thursday.
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In the past four years, Americans have spent an ever-growing portion of their paychecks on health care and for the most part gotten less for their money, forcing millions into the ranks of
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Thousands of intensive care patients are set to benefit from a drug which has been recommended to NHS doctors.
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Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private, managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year, for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion, according to a study released Thursday.
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Five hundred and ninety-six patients, from seven countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included in this retrospective analysis* of patients who originally ...
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The kidney dialysis unit of the public hospital in Nablus is running at capacity: four shifts a day serving nearly 100 patients. It would be a difficult task for any hospital. More so for one that has no money to pay its staff or buy fresh medical supplies.
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Respiratory ailments, mental trauma and other problems that arose after the Sept. 11 attacks are costing the U.S. health care system $393 million per year, according to an analysis that city officials released Tuesday.
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(WebMD) New data show that patients get vastly different levels of care at the nation&#39;s teaching hospitals and that top institutions offering more intensive and expensive health care often don&#39;t achieve better results.
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LOS ANGELES A troubled South Los Angeles hospital has paid higher medical malpractice costs per patient in recent years than any other public or University of California hospital in the state.