Our friends at The Pulse from WHYY explore the economics behind the rise of urgent care and how it’s changing American medicine.
Emergency Medicine
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A Report Card for Telehealth: What’s Worked and What Hasn’t
As Congress figures out the future of telehealth, we get a reality check from a top researcher about what this care has and has not delivered.
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How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?
Health care leaders share what they’ve learned from two decades of trying to keep this group of costly, complicated patients out of the hospital.
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An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
One doctor debates whether to work for the nation’s largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.
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Promising Primary Care Program Cuts Unnecessary ER Visits
A randomized study finds that easing undocumented immigrants’ access to primary care cuts their use of the emergency room.
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Can the U.S. Put an End to Surprise Ambulance Bills?
Congress banned most surprise medical bills back in 2020, with one major exception: ambulance rides. Can lawmakers find a fix?
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What Happens When Urgent Care Comes to Town?
Bapu Jena digs into research looking at what happens to Medicare spending when urgent care centers enter a market.
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Infection Is Not the Only Pandemic Health Risk
Preeti Malani on data showing an increase in ED visit rates for mental health, overdose and violence during the pandemic.
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Death, Disease and Denial: Combating COVID in the ER
What one doctor has learned after a year of fighting the virus.
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More Evidence on the Quality Impacts of Consolidation
Farzad Mostashari on new research on the impact of consolidation on the quality of care for high-need patients.