Receipt of heart assist pumps by medicare patients
CHICAGO—Medicare patients who receive ventricular assist devices (a type of heart pump) have high rates of death, illness, prolonged hospital…
Medicare Patients
Mortality among patients following work hours reform
CHICAGO—In a national study of more than 8 million hospitalized Medicare patients, there was no increase in mortality in the…
Black patients receive fewer coronary procedures
CHICAGO—A large study has found that black Medicare patients are less likely than white patients to receive blood vessel opening…