HHS launches challenge to improve hypertension through health IT

HHS awards $83.4 million to train new primary care providers

Hospitals around the country are allowing patients to wait at home rather than endure hours in crowded emergency rooms. Warning: It’s not for life-threatening cases, and you could be bumped for someone sicker.

Advocates on both sides of the debate think the Hobby Lobby ruling could help their causes.

It’s hard to pin down why applicants are waiting so long for approval, and when the problem will be resolved. Meanwhile, some people are putting off treatment.

Advocates say the plans could expose consumers to unacceptably high out-of-pocket costs if they get sick.

State laws and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling may come into play.