Demand for Service Dogs Unleashes a ‘Wild West’ Market | Kaiser Health News

But once she learned that specially trained dogs could help her daughters with their medical needs, she was willing to do anything to make it happen. Her oldest daughter, Suraiya, 6, was diagnosed with autism and sensory processing challenges. Organizations charge from $15,000 to $40,000 for a fully trained service dog, which they have bred, […]

Sutter Health Claims It Doesn’t Have Market Power As Antitrust Trial Begins | Kaiser Health News

Sutter Health on Thursday attempted to shake off federal antitrust allegations by arguing that the 24-hospital system doesn’t have market power in the Northern California region it serves. A lawsuit over high health care bills filed on behalf of more than 3 million employers and people seeks as much as $1.2 billion from a large […]