Hospitals must list the cash prices for services like X-rays or medical tests online, according to federal law. A new study finds the rule is largely ignored. The Hospital Price Transparency Law is intended to make the hidden costs of services such as X-rays, medical...
On a Saturday in late June, Perth Amboy residents flooded Market Street in front of Iglesia Ciudad de Refugio, a local church. They came for free health services, such as blood pressure, diabetes, and body mass index screenings. Many also received COVID-19 vaccines,...
NJ’s death rates among nation’s highest as state pushes for change New Jersey ranks fourth from the bottom nationwide for its high maternal mortality rate — with 46.5 fatalities per 100,000 live births — and Black women are seven times more likely to die in...
An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health and finances. . One of the more popular parts of the Affordable Care Act, which allows patients to get certain tests...
Studying population-level patterns is important for identifying where disparities exist, but that doesn’t mean people’s bodies innately function differently. Read the Full Article.