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
Since the implementation of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” an estimated 100,000 lawfully present immigrants have been denied access to affordable health care without clear explanations as to why. Despite having worked and paid Medicare taxes for years, various groups have completely lost the health coverage they once relied on. The Center for Medicare
Another study confirms what nursing homes have likely known all along: facilities with higher CNA staff levels experience fewer fall injuries. While it may sound like common sense, (i.e., more nurses available to help residents walk results in fewer residents falling when they don’t have someone to help them…) nursing homes continue to turn a
A recent CBS News segment on the nursing home staffing crisis featured facilities turning to robotic technology to help workers manage daily operations. The idea is straightforward. If machines can handle logistical tasks like deliveries or basic transport, nurses and aides can spend more time providing direct care. In a system strained by workforce shortages,
The latest U.S. News analysis highlighting staffing shortages in nursing homes does not reveal anything surprising to those of us who routinely litigate these cases. Instead, it confirms what families and plaintiff-side attorneys see time and time again when something goes wrong inside a long-term care facility: chronic understaffing is almost always the root cause
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