A New Jersey health care system meets weekly to discuss its acute drug shortage. Another was forced to communicate regularly. And one oncologist says he has enough life-saving cancer drugs for his patients, at least for now. It really is at a crisis level, said Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, an oncologist at Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in Paramus. Fourteen cancer drugs are officially in short supply nationwide, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Among them: two vital chemotherapy treatments carboplatin and cisplatin. Some oncologists in the United States…
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Kaiser Permanente pledges up to $10 million to Denver Health and challenges others to help vital Colorado safety net hospital
The funding comes as provided by Denver Health $120 million in uncompensated care in 2022, a doubling since 2020 DENVER, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For more than 160 years, Denver Health has played a pivotal role as of Denver safety net central hospital, which provides care regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. But recently, the healthcare system has faced unprecedented financial challenges, largely due to the dramatic increase in uninsured patients, uncompensated care, and higher costs. Today, Kaiser Permanente and Denver Health jointly announced a new $10 million…
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