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Blind people still get medical bills they can’t read : Shots
Lucy Greco (left), a web-accessibility specialist at the University of California, Berkeley, is blind. She reads most of her documents online, but employs Liza Schlosser-Olroyd as an aide to sort through her paper mail every other month, to make sure Greco hasn’t missed a bill or other important correspondence. Shelby Knowles for KHN hide caption toggle caption Shelby Knowles for KHN Lucy Greco (left), a web-accessibility specialist at the University of California, Berkeley, is blind. She reads most of her documents online, but employs Liza Schlosser-Olroyd as an aide to sort through her paper mail every other month, to make sure Greco hasn’t missed a bill or other important correspondence.…
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Medical terms used by doctors often baffling to patients
The phrases some medical professionals use are often misunderstood by clients and their people, leaving them feeling confused and susceptible, in accordance to scientists. In a research released Wednesday in the journal JAMA Community Open, College of Minnesota researchers identified that the language health professionals generally use tends not to translate very easily into day to day English. A positive examination end result, for example, usually suggests one thing detrimental: A disease like Covid, for instance, has been detected. The disconnect in terms has very long bothered Dr. Michael Pitt, associate residency method director in the section of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. He teaches clinical students how to…
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Hospitals often reap profits in places where many patients carry medical debt : Shots
Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation’s 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth. Jupiterimages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jupiterimages/Getty Images Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation’s 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth. Jupiterimages/Getty Images PROSPER, Texas…
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