Health Reform Law One Year Anniversary Benefits for California

As the Obama Administration marks the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the White House issued a report highlighting the benefits of health reform for California residents. Signed into law by President

By Paul Kleyman

New America Media

Medicare patients at hospitals serving mainly ethnic elders end up back in the hospital within a month of being discharged much more often than patients at mainly white hospitals, according to a new study.
Hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge—usually because a patient

was released too early or without a plan for follow-up care at home—are a $17 billion-a-year problem.
The harm to patients and enormous costs associated with these “unnecessary” or Read more...