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The Median Hospital Charge In the U.S. for COVID-19 Care Ranges From $34-45K

The median charge for hospitalizing a patient with COVID-19 ranged from $ 34,662 for people 23 to 30, and $ 45,683 for people between 51 and 60 years of age, according to FAIR Health’s research brief, Key Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients published July 14th, 2020. FAIR Health based these numbers on private insurance claims associated with… Read More »

As coronavirus threatens hospital capacity, debate swirls around elective procedures

Dive Brief: With the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States climbing and concerns over how hospitals can handle the influx of intensive care patients, hospital groups bristled at calls to end lucrative elective surgeries while some prominent hospitals nevertheless moved ahead with such plans. The federal government’s response to the… Read More »

Distraught father sues Cedars-Sinai Hospital after his wife dies during childbirth

A grieving California man has decided to sue Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Beverly Grove after his wife died during childbirth. Sunday, during an interview with CNN, Charles Johnson recalled that fateful day when doctors assured him and his wife, Kira Dixon-Johnson, that his now 3-year-old son Langston’s birth would be a routine cesarean section. READ MORE:… Read More »