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Medical Professionals Are Sharing Infuriating Stories Of Insurance Companies Failing Their Patients, And It’s Pretty Dystopian

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Medical Professionals Are Sharing Infuriating Stories Of Insurance Companies Failing Their Patients, And It’s Pretty Dystopian

After the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, many people have shared stories of being denied coverage by medical insurance companies, highlighting an issue that working-class Americans are struggling with every day. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images / Spencer Platt / Getty Images After reading stories from the patients’ perspectives, we decided to ask medical … Read more

Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use

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Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, Reveal and Mother Jones. Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As they prepped her for an emergency … Read more

the Arizona abortion clinic taking a stand for patients

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the Arizona abortion clinic taking a stand for patients

Gabrielle Goodrick’s day has barely begun and she’s already poring over a stack of justo documents. As the nurses and other doctors at her clinic start seeing the first of what will be upwards of 40 patients that day, the 59-year-old family medicine doctor and owner of Camelback Family Planning – one of Arizona’s few … Read more

Nurses Are Confessing Their Most Closely Guarded Secrets That Patients Don’t Know

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Nurses Are Confessing Their Most Closely Guarded Secrets That Patients Don’t Know

Ever wonder what it’s REALLY like to be a nurse? Well, over on Quora, nurses have been sharing their biggest secrets — ones that patients have absolutely no idea about. Andrey Zhuravlev / Getty Images Their responses are pretty eye-opening, and reading them sort of feels like eavesdropping on a private conversation between nurses. Check … Read more