Last week, a new bipartisan bill to lower the cost of insulin gained traction in the Senate. The bill aims to cap the out-of-pocket costs of insulin to $35. This would cut costs for all Americans on Obamacare and on most commercial insurance plans. Despite already financing private insurance plans, Americans in 2019 paid, on
Just last week, McKnights reported a federal watchdog confirmed the fears of many nursing home residents’ family members: their loved ones were being drugged. Probably because of unsafe and short staffing levels. A review of 40 nursing homes found that staff tends to diagnose healthy patients with Schizophrenia simply so they can administer antipsychotic sedative
States across the country are advancing bills that would allow patients to continue using medical marijuana while receiving care in hospitals and other healthcare settings. For many patients, especially those with chronic pain, cancer, neurological disease, or serious illness, the issue is about continuity of treatment and preserving some control over symptom management during institutional
The famous documentary, “Take Care of Maya,” is raising questions about the role hospitals play in protecting children. As the documentary explains, 10-year-old Maya was diagnosed with a rare and very painful condition known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). To help relieve her pain, her mother, a registered nurse, pushed for ketamine treatments. However,
CMS has quietly updated the technical rules behind its Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, and while it may look like a minor methodological change, it matters far more than most families realize. Beginning with the January 2026 refresh, CMS is changing how it measures long-stay antipsychotic use by nursing homes, expanding the data source
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