Health overhaul, aging population push Health and Human Services budget …
Those include an assortment of reductions affecting service providers, from hospitals to rehab centers to drug companies. Obama also called for stepped-up use of competitive bidding to procure medical equipment. And his budget voiced support for a … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

One Third of Skilled Nursing Patients Harmed in Treatment
The study by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused on skilled nursing care – treatment in nursing homes for up to 35 days after a patient was discharged from an acute care hospital. Doctors working with … Read more on ProPublica

Bearing the scars of 'devil's drug'
She was hospitalized in the Vanderbilt burn unit for three months, then had to undergo a month of physical rehabilitation at another hospital. Besides those stays, she was hospitalized again last July because of a serious infection stemming from the … Read more on Port Clinton News Herald

Health Briefs for March 5, 2014
Cost is $ 15. Information: (888) 660-4325. Caregivers Support: The Ingalls Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation hosts a monthly caregivers support group to help caregivers connect with others, share ideas, problem solve and receive support to get … Read more on SouthtownStar