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Hundreds of people and the Federal Trade Commission weighed in on a proposed hospital merger in Terre Haute, Indiana, with most arguing that the creation of a monopoly would increase costs and worsen patient care.
Many U.S. hospitals are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say the shortage accelerated their plans to change IV fluid hydration protocols altogether.
Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump鈥檚 second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his upbringing prepared him for the role.
Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care.
The nation鈥檚 Catholic health systems were largely founded and led by nuns with a mission to serve the sick regardless of their creed or financial means. Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their financial reports.
Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues 鈥 from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use 鈥 combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she鈥檇 starve.
Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nation鈥檚 infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes 鈥 even in rural areas 鈥 to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.
California legislators for years have granted extensions on a 1994 law requiring hospitals to retrofit their buildings to withstand earthquakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom in September vetoed an extension for all hospitals but signed a bill granting relief to rural and 鈥渄istressed鈥 hospitals and some others.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there鈥檚 a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option for care. That will be the case for pregnant women in Northern California, with a hospital set to close its birth center.
The vice presidential debate showcased the very different views of Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump鈥檚 running mate, and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris鈥 VP pick, on health policies past and present.
A remote Wyoming community hoped for years to have more access to health care. Now, after receiving federal funding, it is bucking dismal closure trends throughout the rural U.S. and building its own hospital. And it鈥檚 not the only one.
State officials threatened to withhold public money from hospitals, pioneering a strategy that could become a national model.
One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.
Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system with the nation's largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, serves patients in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
Many Catholic health systems, which are tax-exempt, pay their executives millions and can charge some of the highest prices around 鈥 while critics say they scrimp on commitments to their communities.
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