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The shortage of rural #medical care in the U.S. is a real crisis, but a new generation of doctors are stepping up to serve their communities. This short doc is part 2 of our Treating Rural America series by Hyacinth Empinado WATCH: The New Country Doctors statnews.com/2023/10/12/tre…

Rural communities desperately need doctors. Rural medicine residency programs help draw new MDs to rural practices. But those programs face uphill battles securing operating funds, Hyacinth Empinado reports in this STAT video. statnews.com/2023/10/12/tre…

A very special LIVE (video!) episode of the Readout LOUD this week. Our hosts Allison DeAngelis, Adam Feuerstein ✡️ & Damian Garde entertained & informed the crowd at #STATSummit 2023 in Boston WATCH/LISTEN: statnews.com/2023/10/19/rea…

A painfully relevant conversation about medical care in war zones on this week's First Opinion Podcast. Host Torie Bosch discusses hospitals under fire with human rights and health advocate Len Rubenstein @lenrubenstein.bsky.social LISTEN: statnews.com/2023/10/25/gaz…

Yes, nips in #Salem are not great, but if we want to talk about local problems - Salem hospital is struggling to serve a huge population all year round, esp after Lynn hospital closed. Oct. is a pile on for local medical workers nytimes.com/2023/10/29/us/…

We have a critical physician shortage in the rural U.S., but some innovative providers are using #technology to bridge distances & get care to many more patients. This short doc. from Hyacinth Empinado explores "The telehealth solution" statnews.com/2023/11/02/rur…

"The nation’s largest health insurance company pressured its medical staff to cut off payments for seriously ill patients in lockstep with a computer algorithm’s calculations" An incredible investigation fr Casey Ross & Bob Herman statnews.com/2023/11/14/uni…

A STAT #investigation: UnitedHealth Group employees say they were pressured to use the company's algorithm, which predicts how long patients will need to stay in rehab, to deny care. From Casey Ross and Bob Herman 🧵 trib.al/1JtTxnF

JUST IN: UnitedHealth Group, NaviHealth face class-action lawsuit over the use of algorithmic care denials in Medicare Advantage plans. Lawsuit extensively cites STAT's reporting. $UNH Casey Ross statnews.com/2023/11/14/uni…

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Merry Christmas from all of us at The Readout LOUD! Warning: This episode contains singing. Listen: 2023 in review, CEO report cards, and a look at the year ahead statnews.com/2023/12/21/rea… via STAT

A simple device ,developed by a Massachusetts electrician, is preventing deaths from #overdose in public bathrooms. Story fr Lev Facher and video fr Alex Hogan via STAT statnews.com/2024/01/03/opi…

Austin taxpayers wanted to help the poor get health care. Instead, Rachel Cohrs Zhang reports, they’re funding a medical school at the University of Texas, a university whose endowment is second only to Harvard statnews.com/2024/01/02/aus… via STAT

I'll be thinking about this story for a long time. A difficult and important exploration of palliative psychiatry for eating disorder patients. "Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?" by Katie Engelhart nytimes.com/2024/01/03/mag…

Working as the parent of a young child can sometimes feel like death by a thousand cuts - this essay from my colleague @tarabannow is a great example "Pumping milk at JPM was a nightmare. It’s part of a bigger problem in the industry" statnews.com/2024/01/11/jpm…

Learn about in utero gene editing, how it works, and why scientists believe it might be an advantageous approach to treating certain genetic diseases. trib.al/7PNUkBd

All the cool kids will be there tomorrow #STATSummit

STAT picture editor @cmilz3211 discusses the "Black Voices, Black Bodies" editorial project on display at #STATSummit.

NEW: UnitedHealth Group is paying many of its own physician practices significantly more than it pays other doctor groups in the same markets for similar services, undermining competition and driving up costs for consumers and businesses. statnews.com/2024/11/25/uni…