Category: hospitals

Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rule Requiring Hospitals to Show Prices Upfront

December 29, 2020
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Trump administration rule that requires hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers for a range of health tests and procedures. The 2-0 decision by the appeals court means that American patients will have access to hospital pricing information starting on…

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Orange County’s COVID-19 Surge Expected to Continue Into New Year

December 24, 2020
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Orange County health officials say they expect an upswing of COVID-19 cases to continue into the New Year. “We anticipate a continuing surge into January and are planning accordingly,” University of California–Irvine (UCI) Medical Center spokesman John Murray told The Epoch Times via email. The region has seen a steady increase in COVID-19 cases throughout…

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Orange County’s MemorialCare Hospitals Welcome COVID-19 Vaccine

December 21, 2020
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Vials of the COVID-19 vaccine have begun distribution throughout Orange County’s MemorialCare health care system, giving hope to COVID-19 frontline workers. “This vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel for all of us,” Dr. Hubert Wong, Orange Coast Medical Center’s first doctor to receive the vaccine, said in a press release. “I…

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