Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds

After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads. He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for […] More

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An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration

Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Transcript: A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration Dan: Hey there–  Lara Ceccarelli works for American Financial Solutions. That’s a non-profit […] More

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