Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Audiobook7 minutes
Medicare Patients Aren't Getting Sicker or Older
Written by PBS NewsHour
Narrated by PBS NewsHour
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
The Center for Public Integrity investigated how Medicare billing changed over the past decade and found doctors were billing at much higher rates. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Center for Public Integrity's Fred Schulte to understand why doctors are 'upcoding' more and why electronic medical records could be driving higher prices.
More audiobooks from Pbs News Hour
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ‘The Overstory' Author Richard Powers Answers Your Questions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5James McBride: The Good Lord Bird Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Christopher Curtis: Bud, Not Buddy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Author Elaine Pagels Explores Why Humans Rely On Religious Belief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Michael Lewis: The Big Short Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As High Temperatures Hurt Sicily's Food Production, Rising Sea Levels Threaten Housing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJack Miles: God: A Biography Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Geraldine Brooks: March Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Debating Piketty’s Theory on How Wealth Begets Wealth, Widens the Economic Gap Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Ronan Farrow Discovered About The Systems That Cover Up Sexual Misconduct Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5John Lewis: Walking With The Wind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Edwidge Danticat: The Dew Breaker Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Childhood Trauma Impacts Millions Of Americans, And It's Having Devastating Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIsabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life PBS NewsHour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kate DiCamillo: The Tale of Despereaux Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wes Moore: The Other Wes moore Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5William Power: Hamlet's Blackberry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAIDS deaths surge in Russia as global health officials say, ‘They did it all wrong’ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCivil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges On Activism In The Modern Era Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaniel Yergin: Energy Costs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” Explores The Experience Of Being An Outsider Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Many College Students Struggle To Pass Remedial Math. Do They Need To? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Scientific Approach To Evaluating Global Anti-Poverty Programs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRichard Norton Smith: Lincoln's Influence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRohingya Mother Remembers Her Rapists Every Time She Holds Her Baby Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBernd Heinrich On His 'Unusual' Life As A Runner And Biologist In Maine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5John Banville Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy "Doctor Zhivago" was dangerous Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Medicare Patients Aren't Getting Sicker or Older
Related audiobooks
Get What's Yours for Health Care: How to Get the Best Care at the Right Price Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Doctor Will See You Now: Essays on the Changing Practice of Medicine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Corporatizing American Health Care: How We Lost Our Health Care System Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIT's About Patient Care: Transforming Healthcare Information Technology the Cleveland Clinic Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes: The Unstoppable Growth of Prescription Drug Prices Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Medical Coding and Billing - The Comprehensive Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProvenCare: How to Deliver Value-Based Healthcare the Geisinger Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCare After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLitigating the Pandemic: Disaster Cascades in Court Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrow and Hide: The History of America's Health Care State Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCode Blue: Inside America's Medical Industrial Complex Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abortion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Tyranny of Metrics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Save Money on Healthcare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Redefining the Boundaries of Medicine: The High-Tech, High-Touch Path Into the Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Modernizing Medicare: Harnessing the Power of Consumer Choice and Market Competition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Truth About Obamacare Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Health Care Reform Now!: A Prescription for Change Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beyond Fear: How I Fought the Feds for Six Years -- And Won Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDying Green: A Journey through End-of-Life Medicine in Search of Sustainable Health Care Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAi and the Future of Healthcare: How Technology Will Transform Patient Outcome Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingse-Patients Live Longer: Managing Healthcare Using Technology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Language Arts & Discipline For You
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Writing Well Audio Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Win Your Case: How to Present, Persuade, and Prevail--Every Place, Every Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secrets of Successful Public Speakers: How to Improve Confidence and Credibility in Your Communication Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Six Cs of Effective Storytelling Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary: Quiet by Susan Cain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer (A 6-Week Artist's Way Program) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
[17-1484] Azar v. Allina Health Services 0% found this document usefulLeemore Dafny on Hospital Prices, Markets, and Antitrust Regulations 0% found this document usefulAdvocates press Congress for national police-reform bill 0% found this document usefulBlood Samples Sold at a Premium and How Florida Avoided the Worst of Coronavirus 0% found this document usefulOnkar Ghate on a More American Approach to COVID-19 0% found this document usefulOxyContin Maker Wants to Settle Opioid Cases with Bankruptcy 0% found this document usefulHow the Feds Handcuff States to Medicaid 0% found this document usefulAxios-Ipsos Poll: Half of Americans Hate Idea of Cell Phone Based Contact Tracing 0% found this document usefulWhen Doctors Spread Disinformation 0% found this document usefulRE: Clinical Research/ Trials and Skincare Products 0% found this document usefulBesa Bauta: Healthcare Data Leaders Must Work Together in the World Post-COVID-19 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Opinion: It's Your Right To See Your Medical Records. It Shouldn't Be This Hard To Do NPRArticle
Opinion: It's Your Right To See Your Medical Records. It Shouldn't Be This Hard To Do
Aug 28, 2019
3 min readCommentary: The Broken US Data Systems That Struggled During The Pandemic Can Be Fixed Los Angeles TimesArticle
Commentary: The Broken US Data Systems That Struggled During The Pandemic Can Be Fixed
Nov 11, 2021
3 min readCalifornia Aims To Limit Health Care Costs With New Office The IndependentArticle
California Aims To Limit Health Care Costs With New Office
Mar 14, 2022
4 min readMichael Hiltzik: America's Healthcare System Is Failing Because Competition Is Disappearing Los Angeles TimesArticle
Michael Hiltzik: America's Healthcare System Is Failing Because Competition Is Disappearing
Oct 14, 2019
The two major afflictions besetting the U.S. healthcare system are that its prices are too high, and that although big spending should give us better quality of care, it doesn't. These two conditions arise from the same cause: American healthcare is
7 min readOpinion: Canada Is Long Overdue for a National Registry of Drug Company Payments to Doctors STATArticle
Opinion: Canada Is Long Overdue for a National Registry of Drug Company Payments to Doctors
Oct 17, 2017
3 min readHow Non-Profit Hospitals Are Driving Up The Cost Of Health Care NPRArticle
How Non-Profit Hospitals Are Driving Up The Cost Of Health Care
Oct 15, 2019
3 min readOpinion: It’s Time to Levy Penalties for Failing to Report Clinical Trial Results STATArticle
Opinion: It’s Time to Levy Penalties for Failing to Report Clinical Trial Results
Jan 17, 2018
Fines for failing to report clinical trial results may not be appropriate in all cases, but the reasons for refusing to levy any remain a mystery.
5 min readAmerica’s Most Reliable Pandemic Data Are Now at Risk The AtlanticArticle
America’s Most Reliable Pandemic Data Are Now at Risk
Jan 18, 2021
13 min readAmericans May Be Ready For Medicare For All, But Congress Isn't Los Angeles TimesArticle
Americans May Be Ready For Medicare For All, But Congress Isn't
Nov 26, 2018
3 min readThe Doctor Is (not) In Tribune Content Agency OpinionsArticle
The Doctor Is (not) In
Aug 23, 2018
If you are frustrated by wait times to see your doctor, the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs, just wait until there may be no doctor to see. NBC News recently broadcast a story about how fewer young people are entering the medical prof
2 min readOpinion: An ‘Epic’ Pushback As U.S. Prepares For New Era Of Empowering Patient Health Data STATArticle
Opinion: An ‘Epic’ Pushback As U.S. Prepares For New Era Of Empowering Patient Health Data
Jan 27, 2020
Epic's position is akin to banking leaders trying to limit your access to your own financial data or restrict your freedom to transfer your funds and saying they are doing…
4 min readHow A Drug Company Under Pressure For High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity STATArticle
How A Drug Company Under Pressure For High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity
Apr 30, 2018
4 min readActivists Want The NIH To Break Patents On A Gilead Drug For Preventing HIV STATArticle
Activists Want The NIH To Break Patents On A Gilead Drug For Preventing HIV
Jul 24, 2018
4 min readOpinion: Ignoring Evidence Begot Medicare’s Dangerous Hospital Readmissions Penalty STATArticle
Opinion: Ignoring Evidence Begot Medicare’s Dangerous Hospital Readmissions Penalty
May 21, 2019
If health policies should be shown to be safe and effective before implementation, then risky programs like the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program should be terminated.
5 min readHow Pharma Changes Your Doctor’s Mind NewsweekArticle
How Pharma Changes Your Doctor’s Mind
Jul 14, 2017
4 min readNIH To Fund Unproven ALS Drugs Under Patient-backed Law The IndependentArticle
NIH To Fund Unproven ALS Drugs Under Patient-backed Law
Oct 1, 2022
4 min readChicago's Rush Medical Center Reports Data Breach Involving 45,000 Patients Chicago TribuneArticle
Chicago's Rush Medical Center Reports Data Breach Involving 45,000 Patients
Mar 5, 2019
3 min readOpinion: Scribes Can Help Transform Health Care By Creating Better Clinical Data STATArticle
Opinion: Scribes Can Help Transform Health Care By Creating Better Clinical Data
Aug 7, 2019
Scribes are the last piece in the 25-year puzzle to remake health care. The data they create will power analytics to overthrow the High Priests of Status Quo.
4 min readLab Bankruptcies Thwart Medicare Efforts to Recover Millions in Testing Overcharges STATArticle
Lab Bankruptcies Thwart Medicare Efforts to Recover Millions in Testing Overcharges
Dec 15, 2017
5 min readWith New Drug Pricing Legislation, Grassley And Wyden Hint At The Next Steps For A Powerful Senate Committee STATArticle
With New Drug Pricing Legislation, Grassley And Wyden Hint At The Next Steps For A Powerful Senate Committee
Dec 4, 2018
2 min readFederal Judge Rules Clinical Trial Sponsors Must Publish A Decade’s Worth Of Missing Data STATArticle
Federal Judge Rules Clinical Trial Sponsors Must Publish A Decade’s Worth Of Missing Data
Feb 25, 2020
The ruling means universities, drug makers, and medical device manufacturers must publish data collected in clinical trials conducted between 2007 and 2017.
2 min readOpinion: Health Care Price Tags Won’t Find You The Best Doctor STATArticle
Opinion: Health Care Price Tags Won’t Find You The Best Doctor
Mar 7, 2019
When it comes to health care, people need to be able to find out what it costs. Even more important, they need information on the quality of care provided by…
3 min readMichael Hiltzik: An Anti-deficit Group Tells A Scary Story On 'Medicare For All,' But Is It The Whole Story? Los Angeles TimesArticle
Michael Hiltzik: An Anti-deficit Group Tells A Scary Story On 'Medicare For All,' But Is It The Whole Story?
Oct 30, 2019
5 min readHow Many Doctors Have Received Payments From Opioid Makers? Look Here STATArticle
How Many Doctors Have Received Payments From Opioid Makers? Look Here
Aug 9, 2017
2 min readCommentary: Big Pharma Is Wrong. Allowing Medicare To Negotiate Drug Prices Won’t Hinder New Cures Chicago TribuneArticle
Commentary: Big Pharma Is Wrong. Allowing Medicare To Negotiate Drug Prices Won’t Hinder New Cures
Sep 6, 2023
4 min readConsumer Confidential: Insured Price: $2,758. Cash Price: $521. Could Our Healthcare System Be Any Dumber? Los Angeles TimesArticle
Consumer Confidential: Insured Price: $2,758. Cash Price: $521. Could Our Healthcare System Be Any Dumber?
Jul 30, 2019
Fountain Valley, Calif., resident Jennifer Moore makes a really good point. "When you take your car to the mechanic, they give you a written estimate before they touch it," she told me. "So why is it that when you go to the hospital, you have no idea
4 min readU.S. Hospitals And Insurers Might Be Forced To Reveal The True Prices They Negotiate NPRArticle
U.S. Hospitals And Insurers Might Be Forced To Reveal The True Prices They Negotiate
Mar 11, 2019
3 min readDrug Maker Payments To Doctors Are Linked To Higher Opioid Overdose Deaths STATArticle
Drug Maker Payments To Doctors Are Linked To Higher Opioid Overdose Deaths
Jan 18, 2019
2 min readCommentary: How The Government Failed Us On Opioids Los Angeles TimesArticle
Commentary: How The Government Failed Us On Opioids
Aug 12, 2019
3 min readHow The Drug Industry Keeps Winning In Washington STATArticle
How The Drug Industry Keeps Winning In Washington
Jul 16, 2019
D.C. Diagnosis is STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. What if I told you the Sen. Thom Tillis campaign account was graced with nearly $20,000 in personal donations f
4 min read
Reviews for Medicare Patients Aren't Getting Sicker or Older
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews