One goal is to address inequities in health care, and to help make sure those inequities don’t get worse as medicine relies more on big data.
Some nursing homes say they can’t compete for workers, as fast-food places and other retailers have raised wages.
For people pushed to the edge financially, bankruptcy can be an option. One nonprofit is trying to make the choice easier and less expensive.
Students can use the money any way they want, but it could help them reduce debt, and pay for living costs.
States are taking different paths on paying benefits to people who lose their jobs for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
There are signs enrollment in nursing schools has picked up, just as nurses are leaving the profession.
As smaller hospitals try to find beds, large medical facilities in some areas are straining to find the staff to handle patients in need of high-level care.
Traveling RNs make far more money than full-timers in the same job, stirring frustration at hospitals. Governments often foot the bill.
A JAMA study finds the debt is higher in states that have decided to turn down federal money to expand Medicaid.
Dollar General, with more than 17,000 stores, is moving into health care. Many rural communities have lost hospitals in recent years.
