Today more than 7.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s – a disease that, in addition to its devastating physical toll, wreaks havoc on family, friends, and communities. Each year, Alzheimer’s is responsible for more than $400 billion in annual health care costs – a number that is on track to more than double to $1 trillion by 2050. These …
Does This Look Like a Rural Hospital to You?
The 340B program was created to help hospitals serve low-income and uninsured patients, but today, some of the wealthiest hospital systems in the country are exploiting the program. By taking advantage of a loophole that lets them qualify as “rural providers,” they can capture billions in funds that were never meant for them – and that today never seem to benefit the patients and communities that they were intended for. The Hospital Accountability …