NPR: Sick In America https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=153197488 Sick In America en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 18:59:31 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Sick In America https://www.npr.org/tags/153197488/sick-in-america Sick in America: Hispanics Grapple With Cost And Quality Of Care When it comes to out-of-pocket costs for health care, 42 percent of Hispanics say they're a "very serious" problem, according to a recent NPR poll. The finding runs counter to the widespread impression that African-Americans are worst-off when it comes to the cost and quality of health care. Thu, 31 May 2012 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/31/154063427/sick-in-america-hispanics-grapple-with-cost-and-quality-of-care https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/31/154063427/sick-in-america-hispanics-grapple-with-cost-and-quality-of-care

When it comes to out-of-pocket costs for health care, 42 percent of Hispanics say they're a "very serious" problem, according to a recent NPR poll. The finding runs counter to the widespread impression that African-Americans are worst-off when it comes to the cost and quality of health care.

]]> Richard Knox Need A Nurse? You May Have To Wait A new poll finds 34 percent of patients hospitalized for at least one night in the past year said "nurses weren't available when needed or didn't respond quickly to requests for help." We asked nurses why that might be. Stories poured in about being overworked, comparing the job to "spinning plates." Fri, 25 May 2012 03:48:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/25/153634317/need-a-nurse-you-may-have-to-wait https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/25/153634317/need-a-nurse-you-may-have-to-wait

A new poll finds 34 percent of patients hospitalized for at least one night in the past year said "nurses weren't available when needed or didn't respond quickly to requests for help." We asked nurses why that might be. Stories poured in about being overworked, comparing the job to "spinning plates."

]]> Patti Neighmond What's Up, Doc? When Your Doctor Rushes Like The Road Runner When it comes to time, there is a stubborn feeling among patients that doctors are in too big of a hurry. That is troubling — and frustrating — to physicians who feel that they are already packing more into every workday and are stretched thin by paperwork. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/24/153583423/whats-up-doc-when-your-doctor-rushes-like-the-road-runner https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/24/153583423/whats-up-doc-when-your-doctor-rushes-like-the-road-runner

When it comes to time, there is a stubborn feeling among patients that doctors are in too big of a hurry. That is troubling — and frustrating — to physicians who feel that they are already packing more into every workday and are stretched thin by paperwork.

]]> Sarah Varney, KQED Health Insurance Cutbacks Squeeze The Insured Health insurance has been changing dramatically. Even people with insurance are paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before their insurance kicks in. And when that happens, insurance picks up less than it used to — often a lot less. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/23/153286726/health-insurance-cutbacks-squeeze-the-insured https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/23/153286726/health-insurance-cutbacks-squeeze-the-insured

Health insurance has been changing dramatically. Even people with insurance are paying thousands of dollars out of pocket before their insurance kicks in. And when that happens, insurance picks up less than it used to — often a lot less.

]]> Rob Stein Your Stories Of Being Sick Inside The U.S. Health Care System Our call-out on Facebook for people to share their experiences of the health care system yielded wrenching tales of bankruptcies, medical errors, and delayed or foregone treatment. Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/21/153028362/your-stories-of-being-sick-inside-the-u-s-health-care-system https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/21/153028362/your-stories-of-being-sick-inside-the-u-s-health-care-system

Our call-out on Facebook for people to share their experiences of the health care system yielded wrenching tales of bankruptcies, medical errors, and delayed or foregone treatment.

]]> Patti Neighmond Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a <em>very</em> serious problem, and half said quality is a <em>very</em> serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey on health from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:30:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/21/153019327/poll-what-its-like-to-be-sick-in-america https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/05/21/153019327/poll-what-its-like-to-be-sick-in-america Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a very serious problem, and half said quality is a very serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey on health from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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