/tags/medical medical en-US WLRN Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:30:00 GMT /health/2022-09-14/medical-coding-creates-barriers-to-care-for-transgender-patients The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven’t caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards. Consequently, doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting big out-of-pocket bills. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:30:00 GMT /health/2022-09-14/medical-coding-creates-barriers-to-care-for-transgender-patients Helen Santoro - Kaiser Health News /news/2022-07-01/how-to-get-rid-of-medical-debt-or-avoid-it-in-the-first-place Bills can add up fast when you're dealing with a health crisis. And if you can't pay them, they can wreak havoc on your finances. Here's how to stay out of medical debt — or make it go away. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:49:00 GMT /news/2022-07-01/how-to-get-rid-of-medical-debt-or-avoid-it-in-the-first-place Yuki Noguchi /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-20/worn-out-nurses-hit-the-road-for-better-pay-stressing-hospital-budgets-and-morale In areas overwhelmed by COVID cases, hospitals must rely on traveling nurses to operate ICUs. Hospitals pay a premium for that temporary help, while also struggling to keep their staff nurses happy. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:30:32 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-20/worn-out-nurses-hit-the-road-for-better-pay-stressing-hospital-budgets-and-morale Blake Farmer /npr-breaking-news/2020-02-12/doctors-push-back-as-congress-takes-aim-at-surprise-medical-bills As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here's how they did it. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-02-12/doctors-push-back-as-congress-takes-aim-at-surprise-medical-bills Rachana Pradhan /2018-09-19/senators-unveil-legislation-to-protect-patients-against-surprise-medical-bills With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical treatment, a bipartisan group of senators Tuesday unveiled... Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:57:51 GMT /2018-09-19/senators-unveil-legislation-to-protect-patients-against-surprise-medical-bills By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News /2017-07-27/doctors-with-multiple-malpractice-settlements-face-little-discipline-in-florida When appendicitis struck a young mother vacationing in St. Pete Beach eight years ago, she was rushed to Palms of Pasadena Hospital. There, Dr. Ernest... Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMT /2017-07-27/doctors-with-multiple-malpractice-settlements-face-little-discipline-in-florida Carol Gentry /show/topical-currents/2014-08-04/what-hospitals-wont-tell-you-with-johns-hopkins-surgeon-professor-dr-marty-makary 08/04/14 - Monday’s Topical Currents is a rebroadcast with whistle-blower surgeon and Johns Hopkins Professor Dr. Marty Makary. He’s an international… Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-08-04/what-hospitals-wont-tell-you-with-johns-hopkins-surgeon-professor-dr-marty-makary Joseph Cooper, Richard Ives /show/topical-currents/2013-09-11/the-path-to-a-better-way-of-death 09/11/13 - Wednesday's Topical Currents ponders the overuse of life-prolonging medical care, with journalist Katy Butler (Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The… Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-09-11/the-path-to-a-better-way-of-death Joseph Cooper /show/topical-currents/2013-07-11/prostate-cancer-breakthroughs 07/11/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with the latest developments in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. Medical researcher Dr. Jay Cohen… Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-07-11/prostate-cancer-breakthroughs Joseph Cooper /show/topical-currents/2013-02-20/shortage-of-primary-care-doctors 02/20/13 - Wednesday's Topical Currents examines the shortage of primary care doctors in today’s medical landscape and efforts to give more latitude to… Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-02-20/shortage-of-primary-care-doctors Joseph Cooper