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Reuters
20 June 2018
Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words
California, United States
In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2
Rebecca Mead
The New Yorker
20 May 2013
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More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s or similar illnesses, and that number is growing as the population ages - without any immediate prospect of a cure, advocacy groups have begun promoting ways to offer people with dementia a comfortable decline instead of imposing on them a medical model of care, which seeks to defer death through escalating interventions. An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/talking-early-about-how-life-should-end
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
27 October 2015
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Few Americans talk about their end-of-life wishes. To encourage these conversations, Medicare has decided to reimburse doctors for the time they spend helping families decide end-of-life wishes. In Wisconsin, a program trained nurses to have these conversations when doctors are too busy.
http://www.thenation.com/article/long-acting-contraception-makes-teen-pregnancy-rates-plummet-so-why-are-some-women-still-skeptical
Dani McClain
The Nation
28 October 2015
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Historically, decisions to make birth-control methods affordable to low-income women have ignored women's reproductive rights and discriminated against minorities. A counseling model that explicitly focuses on a woman’s preferences could be used to overcome latent bias.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/health/policy/11docs.html
Gardiner Harris
The New York Times
10 July 2011
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Miscommunication is the leading cause of medical errors, so medical schools in the U.S. are testing aspiring doctors' communication and team work abilities during admissions.
http://khn.org/news/california-caps-what-patients-pay-for-pricey-drugs-will-other-states-follow
April Dembosky
Kaiser Health News
24 June 2013
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Few people can afford the cost of medications for chronic illnesses. California administrators of federal health care have limited the amount a person can be charged per month for high-end medicine.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/27/when-prisons-need-to-be-more-like-nursing-homes
Maura Ewing
The Marshall Project
27 August 2015
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The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.
http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/04/30/how-san-francisco-inmates-and-prisoners-benefit-from-obamacare
April Dembosky
KQED
30 April 2014
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Health insurance sign-ups made available to all inmates at the San Francisco county jail, partnered with guidance from a clinic once they are on the outside, allows them to receive better care upon release, and may help prevent a return to crime and substance abuse.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/doctors-prescribing-legal-aid-patients-need
Jackie Judd
PBS NewsHour
2 September 2015
Broadcast TV News / 5-15 Minutes
Many U.S. medical systems are using medical-legal partnerships to help disadvantaged patients who need help navigating problems with landlords and insurers that interfere with their health.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/overkill-atul-gawande
Atul Gawande
The New Yorker
11 May 2015
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An investigation reveals a startling percentage of medical procedures provided in the United States are unnecessary or inappropriate - harming patients physically as well as financially. This "profit-maximizing medical culture" can be countered by incentivizing health care facilities to eliminate needless procedures, federal crackdowns, and increasing access to information for patients.
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/thepulse/item/62231-inside-the-complicated-world-of-medical-billing
Zach Seward
NewsWorks
5 December 2013
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With more and more Americans having to pay medical costs out of pocket, a small company out of Philadelphia called ELAP is on the front lines of the war against escalating charges. By helping overwhelmed patients to de-mystify and negotiate medical bills, they are ensuring patients get the best value and avoid egregious financial distress.
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