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Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care.

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The business of caring for older Americans is in a deepening crisis

Changes in Medicaid could cause states to cut back in spending for home health care, according to Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine.

VA staff flag dangerous errors ahead of new health records expansion

Ross Koppel of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a new VA health-records system.

How 60 years of change realigned US health law’s role

LDI senior fellow and Penn Carey law professor Allison Hoffman explains that as private entities have become embedded in public programs like Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, they now shape health care delivery while resisting oversight, driving up costs, and complicating efforts to improve care quality.

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Open enrollment brings sticker shock to millions as premiums soar

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School says older people buying coverage through the Affordable Care Act are especially vulnerable to health-insurance sticker shock.

Medicare gaming and health care profits: Where did the money go?

Wharton health care management professor Atul Gupta has co-authored a study that looks at how hospitals gaming a Medicare loophole allocated their excess revenue.

National Academy of Medicine issues code of conduct to guide health care’s AI revolution

LDI senior fellow and Penn professor with appointments in the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Annenberg School for Communication Kevin B. Johnson is one of the authors of the new National Academy of Medicine AI code of conduct guide for Health Care.

Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs

Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine says that veterans have become savvy on social media to the generous VA benefits for sleep apnea.

Bitter pill: A soda tax repeal will harm Philadelphia’s children

Christina A. Roberto and Alyssa J. Moran of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute explain what Philadelphia’s public school students stand to lose if efforts to repeal a sweetened beverage tax are successful.

Instead of work requirements, Medicaid should turn to employer incentives

Mark V. Pauly of the Wharton School says that the government should encourage employers to offer jobs with insurance as a cost-effective way to reduce future Medicaid costs.

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