A months-long investigation conducted by The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram found that dozens of consumers reported numerous medical billing issues plaguing the health care system, making consumers feel...
Consumers may have to pay out-of-pocket for COVID-19 testing and vaccines as federal government supplies and funding are exhausted, according to The Washington Post and Healthcare Dive. Dawn O’Connell,...
A proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is setting its sights on reducing coverage gaps by making the application and renewal process for...
Montana’s public officials can increase health care and mental health treatment by increasing telehealth access for consumers, according to an opinion piece from Kevin Hamm, the chief executive officer...
The Toledo City Council is considering an ordinance that could provide relief for 25,000 residents with medical debt, according to The Toledo Blade. The ordinance would be paid through...
A seven-year-old boy born with congenital heart defects in need of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, deemed medically necessary, was denied access to the device by the family’s...
A Texas federal judge recently ruled that it is unconstitutional for employers to provide coverage for an HIV preventative drug, a ruling that could hurt consumers and have negative...
A South Carolina woman with health insurance was charged over $5,000 for a breast biopsy, more than 3 times what an uninsured patient would be expected to pay for...
Nearly 17 percent of consumers enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid may lose their enrollment status in these programs when the COVID-19 public health emergency...
Privately-insured consumers are seeing health care costs rise faster than those on Medicare, according to an analysis from Altarum and reported by Axios. In July 2022, consumers with private...
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Privately-insured consumers are seeing health care costs rise faster than those on Medicare, according to an analysis from Altarum and reported by Axios. In July 2022, consumers with private...
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The New York State Legislature has passed a set of bills giving consumers added protection from medical debt collection practices, according to the Kiowa County Press. Lawmakers have passed...
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A Texas federal judge recently ruled that it is unconstitutional for employers to provide coverage for an HIV preventative drug, a ruling that could hurt consumers and have negative...
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Inflation is expected to start impacting employer health care costs next year, according to Healthcare Dive, costs which could trickle down to employees. A recently released report indicates employers...
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The U.S. plans to shift costs for COVID vaccines and treatments back to health insurers, costs that could eventually make their way down to consumers, according to Axios. White...