Bill of Health

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One place where aging adults are likely to experience elder abuse occurs in long-term care (LTC) environments; this has been described as a “public health concern” in relation to the nursing home setting. In 2020, 15,000 complaints of abuse and neglect in nursing homes were reported to states’ ombudsmen across the U.S.,

Elder Abuse 306

Elder Abuse Nursing Homes Nurses Public Health 306

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note that 8 in 10 consumers rate nurses excellent/good compared with 7 in 10 people ranking physicians this way, 6 in 10 for hospitals, 5 in 10 for telemedicine/virtual visits, and just under 5 in 10 for hospital emergency departments. 10 – or 4 in 10 ranking as “poor.” health system.

Nurses 120

Nurses Doctors Pharmaceutical Industry Health Insurance 120

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services. In the article to which this assertion ties , Harris Meyer talks about the growing push for price regulation in the U.S.

ACA 102

ACA Health Insurance Prescription Drug Pricing Bioethics 102