One of the largest emergency physician staffing companies, American Physician Partners (APP), unexpectedly shut down this summer, negatively effecting medical personnel, staff, and patients, according to The American Prospect. ...
Health care reporter Cheryl Clark recently embarked on a complex mission to create a step-by-step guide on how to navigate and appeal denied insurance claims, sharing her findings with...
Without standardized laws and clearer billing practices, patients are left navigating a convoluted system that can impose financial burdens and add to their grief during already difficult times, KFF...
The New York Times recently reported that more than one million children lost their health coverage due to flaws in the systems and procedures that some states use to...
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are under new scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress, according to Bloomberg. PBMs have been part of the American medical system since...
The Minnesota-based nonprofit health system, Allina Health, recently announced it would end its controversial practice of denying non-emergency medical care for patients that have medical debts in excess of...
The business practices of Medical Properties Trust (MPT), a real estate investment trust (REIT), demonstrates the caustic influence these business arrangements have on the health care system, The American...
The Biden administration is investigating how some hospitals redirect Medicaid funds from facilities that care for low-income patients to facilities that in some cases provide no Medicaid-covered services at...
Minnesota-based hospital system Fairview Health Services recently abandoned, for the second time, its plan to merge with South Dakota-based Sanford Health Services, according to the Minnesota Reformer. Fairview Health...
Patients and doctors are increasingly turning to social media to vent their frustrations when health insurance companies deny coverage. By using social media to share the pitfalls of prior...
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Since 2017, North Carolina’s public hospitals have sued thousands of consumers, according to a recently published study by Duke University School of Law, KFF Health News reports. The report,...
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Hospital consolidation and mergers have become more common in recent years, hurting consumers’ access to care and the quality of the care that they receive, according to KFF Health...
Increased Standards for Hospital Price Transparency Could Be On The Way | Consumers for Quality Care
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A proposed rule could soon make it easier for consumers to get pricing information from hospitals, NPR reports. The advocacy group Patient Rights Advocate contends that hospitals are still...
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Disagreements in the arbitration system between insurers and providers established by the No Surprises Act could have negative outcomes for consumers, according to Axios. Passed in 2021, the No Surprises...
Hospitals Found Charging Different Rates for Different Plans | Consumers for Quality Care
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A recent study published by Health Affairs found hospitals are charging commercial health plans significantly higher rates than they do for the same procedures under Medicare Advantage plans, Axios...