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Emergency department boarding: Covering the hidden horror story

Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Emergency department boarding is a horror story that’s largely hidden from public view. Very sick patients are held for hours or even days in the emergency department, often on a gurney in a hallway, waiting for an inpatient bed or transfer to another facility. Boarding reflects health care system failures.

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‘Clash of the titans’: Disputes between Medicare Advantage plans and health care providers can leave older adults stuck in the middle

NC Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Marian Spicer, 72, was treated for a kidney stone at Duke Health in late October. During the procedure, the doctor accidentally tore her bladder, and she didnt get out of the hospital until early November. She got out of the hospital Nov. I didnt know what to do, she said. But no one plan will be right for everyone.

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Emergency department boarding: Covering the hidden horror story

‘Clash of the titans’: Disputes between Medicare Advantage plans and health care providers can leave older adults stuck in the middle

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