A House-passed bill would equalize what Medicare pays when certain infusions are given in a hospital with what it pays when they’re given in other health care settings. The hospital lobby is fighting it ferociously in the Senate. Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News
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Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far
Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial forecast. The government has an incentive plan to help them keep their emergency departments open, while shutting their inpatient services. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial
How rock-bottom prices drive shortages of generic drugs used in hospitals
The former Akorn pharmaceutical plant in Decatur, Ill., that made a wide range of generic drugs used in hospitals is being reopened under new ownership. Emilija Manevska/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emilija Manevska/Getty Images The former Akorn pharmaceutical plant in Decatur, Ill., that made a wide range of generic
Three hospitals ignored her gravely ill fiancé. Then a young doctor stepped in
The photo from David and Sarah Lubarsky’s wedding announcement in Feb. 1984. David Lubarsky hide caption toggle caption David Lubarsky The photo from David and Sarah Lubarsky’s wedding announcement in Feb. 1984. David Lubarsky This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It
Up First briefing: Gaza hospitals can't function; Biden will meet with China's Xi
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Dozens of Gaza’s hospitals have effectively stopped functioning, due to fuel shortages and
International outcry grows over 'unbearably desperate' situation in Gaza hospitals
Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. Khader A Zanoun/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khader A Zanoun/AFP via Getty Images Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa Hospital
As Israel orders Gaza hospitals to evacuate, health care is 'on its knees'
People check the bodies of victims killed in a reported Israeli strike, as they lie on the ground in the vicinity of Gaza City’s Al Shifa hospital compound on Friday. Khoder Al-Zannoun/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khoder Al-Zannoun/AFP via Getty Images People check the bodies of victims
Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute
An injured Palestinian boy is carried away in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike outside the entrance of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3. Israel said it targeted Hamas members using an ambulance to leave the hospital. Hamas denied this. Hospital officials said 13 people were killed
Hospitals in Israel move underground to keep working amid rockets from Lebanon
Hospital employees walk underground in a hallway at Galilee Medical Center, a community hospital in Nahariya, in northern Israel. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Hospital employees walk underground in a hallway at Galilee Medical Center, a community hospital in Nahariya, in northern Israel. Claire Harbage/NPR NAHARIYA, Israel
Gaza's hospitals report growing threats from Israeli airstrikes
An aerial view shows the compound of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday as battles continue between Israel and Hamas. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images An aerial view shows the compound of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday as