Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio, April 29, 2013PNHP note: The following is an unofficial transcript of an interview that took place in the studios of Mississippi
Will Obamacare end medical bankruptcies? Probably not.
By Sarah Kliff Washington Post, April 26, 2013Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliffās regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the
A Near Miss
By Andrew D. Coates, M.D.WAMC Northeast Public Radio, April 26, 2013Many years back during my residency training, on my first overnight as the senior admitting
Physician says Affordable Care Act an 'experiment' that will fail
By Lori KerseyThe Charleston Gazette, April 25, 2013DAWES, W.Va. -- The Affordable Care Act is an experiment that will fail, the head of an organization
Health: 'Medicare for all'
By the Editorial BoardThe Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, April 25, 2013If you think health care should be available to all Americans as a human right, you
I Am A Republican ⦠Can We Talk About A Single Payer System?
By David May, M.D.American College of Cardiology Touch Blog, April 23, 2013I am a Republican. For those who know me that is not a surprise.
We need single-payer health care
By James Binder, M.D.The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, April 24, 2013Every human being has a right to competent health care. Claiming health care to be a
Group forgives $1 million in doctor bills
The nonprofit bought up the medical debts owed by more than 1,000 residents in the Louisville areaBy Jere Downs, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-JournalUSA Today, April
Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours
Phone time to get insurance authorization adds up to a million hours a year for psychiatrists nationwideBy HealthDay NewsU.S. News and World Report, April 24,
How long it takes to get insurance OK to admit psychiatric patients
By Mary MacVeanLos Angeles Times, April 24, 2013Psychiatrists spent an estimated 1 million hours on the phone getting insurance authorizations to admit people to hospitals
ERs Have Become De Facto Psych Wards
The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2013The Wall Street Journal
Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the
Psychiatrists spend 1 million hours a year awaiting insurance approval, study says
By Amanda WoernerFox News, April 23, 2013One million hours: Thatās how long psychiatrists across the country spend each year, waiting to get approval from insurance