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December 14, 2016 – Big Bills
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Anchor lead: What accounts for huge emergency department bills? Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people who seek care in an emergency department may subsequently be unpleasantly surprised by the size of the bill, especially those whose insurance covers the hospital facility …
December 13, 2016 – Real Emergency
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Anchor lead: Why don’t urgent care centers reduce ED crowding? Elizabeth Tracey reports When people seek medical care in the ED they often face lengthy waits, and urgent care centers, frequently located adjacent to emergency departments, were supposed to be …
December 12, 2016 – Urgent Care Impact
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Anchor lead: Urgent care centers haven’t taken the heat off emergency departments, Elizabeth Tracey reports Urgent care centers were heralded as the answer to emergency department overcrowding and lengthy delays in treatment for those who went there, but a recent …
December 9, 2016 – Report on Drugs
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Anchor lead: The Surgeon General has issued a report on substance abuse, Elizabeth Tracey reports Use of opioids is just one of the issues in the recently released Surgeon General’s report on addiction, which also covers multiple other drugs, including …
December 8, 2016 – Statins for All
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Anchor lead: Is there a statin in your future? Elizabeth Tracey reports The USPSTF, the federal task force charged with reviewing scientific data and making healthcare recommendations based on available evidence, has issued new guidelines for the use of statins. …