18+ min ago   (536+ words) The cost of long-term care in the United States has climbed sharply, forcing families to spend savings, leave jobs, tap home equity, or rely on relatives to cover care. Nursing homes, adult day services, assisted living, and home care have…...

18+ min ago   (76+ words) theparisnews.com Paris Regional Health has been named among U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for knee replacements. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best…...

17+ min ago   (272+ words) It’s happening exactly as predicted — Colorado health insurers are hiking up Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums on the state’s marketplace by 11% next year. Coloradans can’t afford this new, crushing cost on top of last year’s 28% premium increase resulting from Donald…...

18+ min ago   (89+ words) Wisdom 92.1 Indiana Providing $30M Boost to Maternal and Pediatric Emergency Care in Rural Hospitals Indiana is launching a thirty-million-dollar initiative to improve maternal and pediatric emergency care in rural hospitals. Governor Mike Braun announced the five-year partnership between the Indiana Department…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (798+ words) By Danielle J. Brown, State officials, hospitals, and insurance companies need to tread carefully as Maryland transitions into a new hospital rate-setting system — or else it could topple over like a Jenga tower. That’s according to Kim Robinson, vice president of…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (677+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Health has awarded $80 million in grant funding to 41 recipients across the state to strengthen medical services in rural areas, state officials announced Monday. The grants represent the first round of funding from the state’s Rural…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1672+ words) When Rob Stone finished high school in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2018, he was asked to identify three goals for his life. Stone loves art and baseball. He's cheerful, sports a cheeky mustache, and he's always up for an adventure. Stone has…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (495+ words) MANILA, Philippines – Two eye doctors from the Pacific Eye Institute have denied the fraud allegations hurled at them by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Dr Christopher Barasi and Dr Bryan Bernard Ong Kian Koc made the denial at the…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (361+ words) Frail older adults approaching the end of life frequently receive multiple medications, diagnostic tests, hospital-based treatments, and procedures despite limited physiological reserve, shortened time-to-benefit, and changing goals of care. Low-value care in this setting is not defined solely by treatment…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (344+ words) New Delhi: India could soon introduce a health insurance revamp, which includes standard treatment rates, a uniform list of admissible treatments, and a national health claims exchange. This is planned to bring transparency to medical costs and insurance coverage. These…...