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Older adults are more likely to end up in the ER or hospital when relying on Medicare for this vital service
Research shows that one branch of healthcare services can be particularly difficult to access under Medicare — and seniors ...
Health Affairs8d
Learning From The Failure Of A CMS Emergency Medical Services Model
The Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport model, which CMS ended early in 2023, failed due to problems with program ...
Trump administration’s guidance on emergency care law adds to ‘chaos,’ not clarity, in states with strict abortion laws, some doctors say
Federal guidance that the Trump administration says is intended to offer clarity is instead leaving health care providers ...
Mahoning Matters5h
Federal law on emergency abortion care under scrutiny, could have ripple effects in Ohio
A statement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said the federal law would still be enforced, despite the ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News12d
Emergency room diagnostic errors affect roughly 1 in 30 Medicare patients, study finds
A comprehensive study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older reveals that emergency room diagnostic errors occur in approximately 3.2% of serious medical emergencies, affecting roughly 1 in every ...
Congressman Davis introduces bill to boost Medicaid support for rural emergency hospitals
A new legislation was announced by Congressman Don Davis, in support of reopening facilities like Martin General Hospital as Rural Emergency Hospitals.Congressm ...