After suffering from acute pain for two years, Betsy Hargreaves had a double hip-replacement, followed by a four-day hospital stay and physical therapy. While the surgery was a success,...
According to The New York Times, many Americans remain unvaccinated due to fears that they could receive a surprise bill along with their shot. Even though COVID-19 testing and...
Throughout the pandemic, patients in some of California’s most vulnerable communities have relied on phone appointments to get the care they needed, when they needed it, from their doctor....
Robin Bull was working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic as a part-time nurse at a nursing home in Missouri, according to CNN. As she was sending patients...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients took advantage of, and benefited from, expanded telehealth services, reports Detroit Free Press. According to private insurers, telehealth claims are up 4000 percent....
According to Bridge Michigan, women giving birth today are 50 percent more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their mothers were. For Black mothers, the risk is 3...
The No Surprises Act – a recently-passed law protecting patients from surprise medical bills – goes into effect in January 2022 but contains a potentially costly hole for consumers....
Colorado is taking dramatic measures to shut down free-standing emergency rooms. According to a report in Kaiser Health News, the state is offering to pay hospitals to convert free-standing...
Pregnant women of color are at greater risk of pregnancy-related health issues than those in majority-white communities, according to recent data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA),...
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the U.S., one small consolation comforted Americans who experienced symptoms: if they needed a COVID test, they wouldn’t be charged for it. But...
Most top hospitals charge a more than 5x markup
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Texas and Pennsylvania hospitals top the list of highest markups for uninsured patients.
How America’s top hospitals send patient costs soaring
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A new analysis by Johns Hopkins University reveals the tactics hospitals use to pursue patients with unpaid bills.
In Alleged Health Care ‘Money Grab,’ Nation’s Largest Hospital Chain Cashes In on Trauma Centers
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HCA charges patients an “activation fee” of up to $50,000 for trauma teams at centers located in half its 179 hospitals — and they often don’t need trauma care, an analysis of insurance claims data...
Patients can't count drug discounts toward health insurance deductible
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America's health care system is so consolidated that pharmacy benefit managers and insurers can mandate rules that cost patients thousands.
Children in rural areas face increasing barriers to pediatric care - STAT
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Nearly 1 in 4 children would now have to travel farther to access inpatient hospital care than they did a decade ago, the researchers found.