

New from Berman Institute faculty Nancy Kass and Len Rubenstein in JAMA Viewpoint: “Can Physicians Work in US Immigration Detention Facilities While Upholding Their Hippocratic Oath?”
Quick ReadNew from Berman Institute faculty Nancy Kass and Len Rubenstein in JAMA Viewpoint: “Can Physicians Work in US Immigration Detention Facilities While Upholding Their Hippocratic Oath?”
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Trump Administration Ends Protection For Migrants’ Medical CareAugust 28, 2019 |
Dismaying immigrants and advocates, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has sent out letters saying the agency will no longer consider most deferrals of deportation for people with serious medical conditions, documents show
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Op-Art: The Shame of Crowdfunding Health CareAugust 26, 2019 |
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin fell off a bike into an outpouring of charity. But Americans shouldn’t have to seek out strangers to pay health bills
Quick ReadTen years ago, Renee Bach left her home in Virginia to set up a charity to help children in Uganda
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Undercover in a Hospital BedJuly 16, 2019 |
Secret shoppers pretend to be sick to help make hospitals safer for everyone else
Quick ReadNonprofit hospitals pay virtually no local, state or federal income tax. In return, they provide community benefits, including charity care to low-income patients. In Memphis, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has brought 8,300 lawsuits for unpaid medical bills in just five years
Quick ReadNot every hospital sues over unpaid bills, but a few sue a lot. In Virginia, 36% of hospitals sued patients and garnished their wages in 2017, according to a study published Tuesday in the American Medical Association’s journal, JAMA
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