A bill introduced in the state Senate would signal lawmakers broadly support single-payer care, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Georgia, and Kansas.
"If physicians only view their occupation as a job, that has implications over time in terms of their commitment to their patients," said Audiey Kao, senior author of the new study, which was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
To help patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, health systems are targeting social determinants of health, such as nutrition and housing, Jayne O'Donnell reports for USA Today.
Healthgrades this week released its annual list of "America's Best Hospitals," recognizing hospitals based on their performance across multiple common conditions and procedures.
The Affordable Care Act's public approval rate has risen in the past month and support for repealing the law has fallen, according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday.
Lower-wage workers covered by an employer health plan are significantly more likely to be admitted to the hospital or visit the ED compared with higher-wage workers, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
